A New Benchmark for Asian Real Estate
This year, amidst the region’s fiercest competition from Singapore, China, and Japan, Sinar Mas Land secured not one, but two Gold Awards on MIPIM Asia Awards 2025↗ :
• Best Residential Project: Layton at NavaPark
Landscape Architecture: SIURA Studio
• Best New Mega Development: BSD City
SIURA Studio involvement in: BSD Green Path, NavaPark Greenbelt and BSD Wander Alley
SIURA Studio is honored to have contributed to this prestigious achievement. For us, witnessing Sinar Mas Land’s ‘Double Gold’ is a validation of our shared commitment. It proves that when developers and designers align, the landscape can perform as the ‘Green Arteries’ that keep our urban environments alive.”
Breaking the “Concrete” Status Quo
For too long, the narrative of Asian development has been split. On one side, we see “Mega Developments” that prioritize speed and scale, often resulting in disconnected, concrete-heavy satellite cities functional, but soulless. On the other, we see “Luxury Residential” projects that offer opulence but ignore ecology. They are often gilded cages: beautiful to look at, but disconnected from nature and vulnerable to the region’s intense tropical climate and flooding issues.
We asked: Can a luxury home manage its own floodwater? Can a sprawling city feel intimate and connected?
Building the “Green Arteries”
Our contribution to these winning projects was driven by a single strategy: we stopped viewing landscape as decoration and started treating it as infrastructure.
- The Micro Scale: Layton at NavaPark↗
We didn’t just plant trees; we engineered a micro-climate. While the “Four Seasons” concept offers a poetic rhythm of color and texture, the engine underneath is pure performance. We implemented Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) strategies to actively divert and manage stormwater. The “River Theatre” isn’t just a viewing deck; it is a buffer zone. By carefully selecting planting palettes that mimic seasonal shifts while thriving in tropical heat, we proved that high-end residential living can be both visually stunning and ecologically resilient.
- The Macro Scale: BSD City
As Landscape Architect, our role was to stitch the city together. Through another 3 key interventions : NavaPark Greenbelt, BSD Green Pathway, and BSD Wonder Alley, we are building the city’s veins.
- BSD Green Pathway↗
Modify an existing canal into a performing waterway, proving our “parks not pipes” philosophy. - Navapark GreenBelt↗
Transforms inaccessible terrain into connective civic infrastructure, balancing ecological care with everyday use and framing a resilient riverside experience - BSD Wonder Alley↗
Takes an unoptimized Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) site by transforming a transit hub into a green based thematic retail destination.
Performance Over Pictures
The MIPIM jury’s decision to award Gold to these projects highlights a change in criteria. It is no longer enough to look good. Projects must demonstrate Overall Sustainability and Community Integration. The win for Layton validates that buyers demand functional nature, not just manicured lawns. The win for BSD City validates that a “Mega City” is only successful if it is walkable, breathable, and connected by a robust green network.
Indonesia on the Global Stage
Returning from Hong Kong, the message is clear: Indonesian landscape architecture is ready to lead. These awards prove that our local talent and our “Nature-Based Solutions” can compete with the best in Asia. We are not just building for BSD City; we are setting a new standard for how cities across the Global South can grow: resiliently, purposefully, and together.
This is the power of the Green Artery. It starts with a single garden path, and it ends by changing the pulse of an entire city.
