EuMo designed the WWICS Golf Academy Cottages as a low-density hospitality retreat set within the expansive greens of Forest Hills Resort, Mohali near Chandigarh. Located at the edge of the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary the project was conceived as a calm, nature-led living environment where cottages, landscape and shared amenities coexist without visual dominance.
Rather than approaching the development as a conventional resort, EuMo positioned the project as a quiet retreat- one that prioritises spatial ease, visual continuity and a close relationship with the surrounding undulating greens and surrounding forest.
WWICS- Forest Hills Resort
Travel & Leisure
Cottages
Masterplanning
Architecture
Landscape Integration
Interiors
Furniture Design
The client’s ambition was to develop a hospitality offering within Forest Hills Resort that could appeal to an international leisure audience while remaining deeply responsive to the surrounding golf landscape and natural ecology. The cottages were envisioned as a refined accommodation experience that would preserve expansive views across the greens, maintain guest privacy and express luxury through subtlety rather than architectural spectacle.
Equally important was the desire to integrate the development sensitively with the ecological context of the nearby Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary. The project sought to establish a hospitality environment where architecture, landscape and guest experience exist in quiet balance, positioning the resort as a distinctive nature-oriented leisure destination within the region.
Landscape-Responsive Planning
The masterplan organises the cottages around a central infinity pool and outdoor dining pavilion, establishing a shared social heart without compromising the openness of the site. Services and kitchen functions are discreetly tucked beneath the dining pavilion, using the site’s natural contours to conceal infrastructure and preserve uninterrupted views.
The infinity pool aligns with the water stream below and opens toward the vast greens of the golf course allowing the landscape to remain the primary visual focus.
Cottage Typologies & Spatial Sequencing
The development comprises six single, two-room cottages and one double-room cottage, comprising a total of 14keys, supported by shared lounge, dining, pantry and bar spaces. Each cottage is approached through a semi-open entrance porch, creating a gradual transition from landscape to interior and encouraging outdoor living.
Spatial planning emphasises privacy, daylight, cross-ventilation and framed views ensuring each unit feels secluded while remaining visually connected to its surroundings.
Architectural Language & Material Restraint
The architectural and interior language draws from colonial-era proportions, reinterpreted with contemporary restraint. Natural materials, muted colour palettes and tactile finishes establish a calm and timeless aesthetic.
Furniture was custom-designed for the project, with careful attention to scale, comfort and materiality. Finishes and textures were selected to sit quietly within the environment rather than compete with it.
Interior Experience & Wildlife Sensitivity
Interiors subtly reference the surrounding ecology through artwork, photography and material cues. The proximity to the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary informs a design approach that remains visually calm and respectful, allowing frequent bird sightings and natural sounds that become part of the guest experience.
Lighting is kept soft and warm, reinforcing a sense of repose while minimising disturbance to the surrounding wildlife.
Experience Design as Landscape Activation
Shared amenities including the infinity pool, semi-open dining pavilion, barbeque areas and outdoor seating are all designed as extensions of the landscape. Rather than enclosed destinations these spaces dissolve into the greens, encouraging slow movement, informal gathering and quiet observation.
The experience is intentionally unprogrammed, allowing guests to inhabit the space at their own pace.
The WWICS Golf Academy Cottages deliver a refined hospitality retreat that privileges landscape, quiet luxury and spatial clarity.
■ The project demonstrates how thoughtful planning and restrained design can elevate leisure living within a natural setting.
■ It offers guests a sense of seclusion and ease while remaining closely connected to the golf landscape and forest edge.
■ The development reinforces EuMo’s ability to design hospitality environments where architecture recedes and experience leads.
Through the WWICS Golf Academy Cottages, EuMo demonstrates its expertise in crafting understated, landscape-led hospitality experiences defined by calm, continuity and quiet luxury.
