An irregular plot at Dhela, with forest land on one side and the village road on the other, and a question: what kind of resort should this be?
- A plot on the edge of Jim Corbett
- Forest land adjoining the site
- A resort with rooms, events and a pool
Resort · Dhela, Jim Corbett
Jim Corbett Resort, Dhela
A forest-edge plot at Dhela planned as a harmonious retreat rooted in nature: cottages and a villa around a central pool, a banquet hall and cafe at the arrival, and a meandering path tying it all together.
- Property
- Resort
- Location
- Dhela, Jim Corbett
- Scale
- 15 keys planned
- Engagement
- Design intent
The Story
The owners of an irregular plot at Dhela, on the edge of Jim Corbett, asked what it should become. We planned a 15-key resort with its living in the middle — a central pool with floating decks, fourteen two-bedroom cottages and a four-bedroom duplex villa nestled in landscape — and its public life at the gate: a round reception and cafe, a 5,600 sq ft banquet hall and a welcoming arrival court. The forest land stays as it is.
Chapter I
A plot on the edge of the forest.
The site is long and oddly shaped, narrowing to the road, with neighbouring buildings close on two sides — so privacy and arrival both needed careful planning.
- An irregular, tapering plot
- Neighbours close to the boundary
- Keeping the forest edge untouched
Chapter II
Everything around the pool.
We zoned the plot in two halves: the public programme at the road end, the guest cottages and pool deep in the site, and one meandering path to connect them.
- Arrival, reception, cafe and banquet at the gate
- Cottages and the villa around the pool
- A single curated path through the whole site
Fourteen two-bedroom cottages and a four-bedroom duplex villa, a central pool with floating decks, a 5,600 sq ft banquet hall, a round reception and cafe, an open lawn and a private deck a level down.
- Cottages of 529 and 630 sq ft, villa of 1,700 sq ft
- Banquet hall of 78 by 72 feet
- Pool with floating decks at the heart of the plan
Chapter III
From the gate to the deck.
The design intent — zoning, master plan, area programme and inspiration boards for each part of the resort — was issued in June 2026 as the basis for detailed design.
- Zoning and conceptual site plan
- Area programme for every building
- Inspiration boards: entrance, reception, convention, villa, cottages, decks and pool
A clear plan for a 15-key retreat that earns from events at the gate and keeps its guests in the quiet of the forest edge.
- 15 keys around a central pool
- Events and arrival kept at the road end
- Forest land preserved as the setting
Layouts
The site, planned.
Cottages and the villa around the central pool, the banquet hall and reception at the arrival, and one meandering path through it all. Click the plan to open it at full size.
In Numbers
- 15
- Keys: 14 cottages and a 4BHK villa
- 5,600
- sq ft banquet hall
- 1
- Central pool with floating decks
