remove the large swimming pool in front of the hotel and replace this foreground area with open dry mediterranean grassland reading as natural lightly maintained terrain rather than a lawn ground surfaces should use muted sandy and earthy tones reinforcing a cyprus landscape character introduce smaller free flowing organic pools positioned closer to the building nestled between the stepped volumes and the landscape these pools should have soft curved edges calm water surfaces and feel integrated into the architecture and landscape rather than dominating the composition surround the pools with restrained mediterranean landscaping sparse shrubs low grasses small native trees stone or gravel ground finishes avoid lush planting or formal garden layouts
