Sea Leaf Resort – IHCL SeleQtions

Hospitality project · Mandvi, Gujarat

LocationMandvi, Gujarat
TypeHospitality
OperatorIHCL SeleQtions
Keys172
Built-up area2,37,300 sq ft
Site area8,05,860 sq ft
ClientSea Leaf Resort Pvt. Ltd. x IHCL

A 172-key coastal resort for IHCL SeleQtions in Mandvi, where the craft and nature of Kutch shape everything from the master plan to the furniture.

The brief

Create a resort on the Kutch coast that feels unmistakably of its place – 2,37,300 sq ft of built space on an 8,05,860 sq ft site – while meeting the standards of an IHCL brand.

The idea

Let the region lead. Traditional Lippan clay-and-mirror work is reinterpreted as glass mosaic, bringing light and precision while keeping the memory of the original craft. Local flora and fauna become the design language, not as decoration but as the foundation.

Making it

The same thinking runs down to the smallest scale: furniture drawn from regional botanical patterns, a mandala CNC-carved into Statuario marble behind each bed, and a woven wall finish carrying a leaf motif from the coastal landscape.