The B.H.C., New Delhi compound spreads over an area of 27 acres and was originally landscaped in 1950s. SKA were commissioned to redesign and renew the area in the 1990s. The original separation between working, living, recreation and service areas has been maintained, but the core has been designed to link the amenities with landscape. The central public amenity areas are modified to create a green lung, which opens up vistas and links with the main residential blocks. The challenging part was to execute the works in an operational High Commission and with high security requirements. A detailed phasing was agreed upon with the Commission with alternate pedestrian and vehicular movement routes. The pool area was also planned in two phases, one for adults and the other for the children. Wherever new security walls were required, these were designed to incorporate planting in order to soften their impact.The project also had to include all-weather tennis courts, a cricket pitch and children’s play area without straying from the original Mughal Greens, which had to be enhanced to provide a space for large scale entertaining. The use of mixed planting materials, including palms, flowering shrubs and variegated ground cover, gives the compound a very rich tone.