'Peoplescapes' and a sense of place

Manila, Philippines - What does it mean to have a “sense of place”? It’s a sense of being connected to the land  and a feeling one gets about places that are unique. It’s like coming home even if you’ve just set foot in it for the first time.

Trust Ayala Land Premier to bring back that sense of place to the booming residential areas in the south. As the name behind such distinctive developments such as Forbes Park, Ayala Alabang, and more recently, Ayala Westgrove Heights, Ayala Land Premier has always been known to create spaces that have a strong sense of identity and community while letting the essence of the landscape’s character shine through.

A sense of place is intrinsically linked to its people. At Ayala Westgrove Heights, the community has grown as diverse as the people who have created it. Landscapes are something every development has, but the “peoplescapes” of Ayala Westgrove Heights are unique to it. Taken together with the development’s landscapes, these peoplescapes complete a living proposition unique from all other developments.

Carefully planned to preserve the natural features of the terrain in the south, Ayala Westgrove Heights is a 400-hectare development that is one of the largest of its kind in the area. Now celebrating its 12th year, the development is set to complete the Orchard Park-South in the second quarter of 2011.

The Orchard Park-South, stretching out over nearly seven hectares, is a landscaped park designed to showcase a mix of gentle, playful meadows, country trails, and orchards of fruit trees and flowers. While providing areas for comfort and relaxation of the residents, the Orchard Park has been designed carefully with a great amount of sensitivity to its natural environs so that inhabitants will feel connected to the land and enjoy that elusive sense of place.

While pathways traverse a landscape dotted with lawns for family activities, winding through the Orchard Park-South is a summer trail that becomes a meandering stream when the seasons change. Much of the Orchard Park is kept in its natural state, allowing its mature trees and its diverse birdlife to flourish.

When completed, the Orchard Park will provide Ayala Westgrove Heights another space where the members of the community can thrive and appreciate the unique landscapes  and the human landscapes  in which they live.