aECOm Creates Traditional Hillside
Village Landscape For The
First Park Hyatt Resort In Europe
Global infrastructure services firm AECOM has completed the landscape architecture
of the Park Hyatt Mallorca, a new luxury resort set within the Cap Vermell Estate.
Open this month, it is the first
Park Hyatt Resort in Europe
and the first Hyatt Hotel
in Mallorca, providing 142
guest rooms and 16 uniquely
designed suites. Recreational
facilities will include swimming
pools, a fitness centre and a
luxury spa.
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The landscape architecture
of the five-hectare resort, set
in an area of natural beauty,
reflects the style of traditional
Mallorcan hillside villages and
farmhouses. The design draws
on the native landscape to
sensitively blend the site with
the surrounding mountainous
region on the north east coast
of the island. In addition
to landscape architecture,
AECOM collaborated on the
delivery of the masterplan for
the Park Hyatt Mallorca, and
provided economic and cost
consultancy.
Responding to the architectural
vision for the buildings,
which were designed by
DSA Architects International,
AECOM’s approach was to
marry the built environment
with the natural flora and
vegetation of the island.
An important aspect of the
landscape design was to merge
the boundaries between
interior and exterior spaces,
so that guests perceive the
private outdoor areas outside
their rooms as an extension of
the interior.
AECOM worked closely with
the architects to position the
buildings, creating interesting
spaces to showcase planting
and attractive public spaces.
There is also a central water
feature in the piazza between
the reception, bakery and
tapas bar.