Tropicana May-June 2022 #142 The Sports Issue

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As a responsible developer and pioneer of residential
resort-style living, Tropicana consistently considers the link
between residents and the environment in its landscape
design. The township and individual residential parcels
are designed by award-winning landscape architects. “The
landscape concept for each parcel is uniquely tailored
individually to create an identity of its own but still keeping
the design DNA of Tropicana,” says Jimmy Khoo, Deputy
GM, Planning & Design Department. Tropicana focuses on
landscape design for each township to give enough green
space to create Central Parks with lakes. “A park life full
of greenery is the mainstay of life in all of our township
development.” The Central Parks are created with the
demands of the user demography in mind, as well as the
existing landform of each township. The Central Parks at
Tropicana Heights and Tropicana Aman, for example, are
designed to closely resemble suburban green spaces that
encourage and protect the natural ecosystem.
“At Tropicana Aman Central Park, around 2,400 trees and
palms have been planted, creating a warm and inviting
setting. On top of these, we are also creating woodlands
within the Central Park which contribute to another 4,000
numbers of trees in sapling form,” says Jimmy. Composting
is also a common practice with Tropicana Aman and
Tropicana Heights landscape contractors. Non-woody green
waste like leaves, grass clippings, weeds, and garden plant
trimmings create excellent compost. In addition, Tropicana
has been incorporating LED landscape lightings for recent
developments. In comparison to traditional light bulbs,
LEDs consume less energy. Residents may save money
on monthly operation and management costs while also
putting less strain on the energy grid.
For high-rise developments, Tropicana creates vertical
green spaces on building facades. Climbers are planted on
the exteriors of Tropicana Grande and Tropicana Metropark
Pandora Residences, which help to clean the air, decrease
and regulate the temperature, and keep the environment
healthy. At Tropicana Golf & Country Resort (“TGCR”), a
pond was created to attract dragonflies and use them as
a biocontrol for mosquitoes. Unlike chemical treatment,
it is an eco-friendly solution to eliminate mosquitoes.
Dragonflies also signal pure water and stable oxygen levels.