Terra Urla Hotel Garden Landscape

Landscape Design Design Award Winner.
Awarded for Good Landscape Planning and Garden Design.

Terra Urla Hotel Garden Landscape
by Harun Kırlıoglu

Awarded April 15, 2026
CLIENT: AHAN Architecture
6.323

Terra Urla is a hotel garden landscape located in Urla, Izmir. The design blends ancient local building traditions with contemporary sustainability. Site-sourced stones are assembled with dry-stack methods to form breathable surfaces that support biodiversity. Planting is based on endemic flora, including Olea europaea, Pistacia lentiscus and Laurus nobilis, with drought-tolerant aromatic species in lower layers. Smart irrigation and xeriscaping target water savings of fifty percent. A restaurant, a spa, sensory gardens, walking paths and a vineyard observation deck form the visitor route.

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