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/ Honor Award BSLA Lands cape An a l y s i s a n d Pla n n i ng Sasaki Associates project name. location. Godrej: The Trees Mumbai, India Appropriately christened “THE TREES” due to the remarkable landscape preserved and integrated into the final design, this project is envisioned as the first phase of a brown field regeneration that will pave the way for a mixed-use, vibrant and livable new district that proactively engages the city of Mumbai. The site, a former 26-acre factory complex in Vikhroli, near the eastern shoreline of Mumbai, is located adjacent to the largest preserve of mangrove trees in the region. This project strives to provide an open and accessible urban setting that regenerates key parts of the site’s heritage to establish a highly integrated district of residential, commercial, retail, hotel, and cultural uses set in a diverse and verdant landscape. THE TREES master plan embodies the client’s culture, products, and way of thinking which are synonymous with quality and a collective consciousness for sustainability. 88 BSLA