Six Senses Con Dao wins World's Best Hotel & Tourism Resorts Design Award at the 2012 MIPIM Awards (Vietnam)
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Six Senses Con Dao wins World's Best Hotel & Tourism Resorts Design Award at the 2012 MIPIM Awards (Vietnam)
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Category: Asia Pacific - Vietnam - Exclusive experiences
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2012-03-19
The design of Six Senses Con Dao, created by acclaimed architects, AW2, in collaboration with renowned owner/developer, Indochina Land, has received the prestigious Best Hotel and Tourism Resorts Design Award at the 2012 MIPIM Awards in Cannes, France on March 9th.
Each year, the world’s most innovative, ambitious and exciting projects compete at the prestigious MIPIM awards, where real estate and architecture experts come together to recognize achievement at the highest levels in design, development and construction. In late January, the MIPIM jury met to examine more than 100 projects worldwide - either completed or upcoming - to select three finalists in each category that demonstrated outstanding technical and architectural qualities. This year, the geographical spread of projects provided an exceptional panorama of the global market. 47 countries were represented, including Vietnam, Uruguay, Spain, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Argentina, Brazil, Hong Kong, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United States. Combined with the jury’s ranking, MIPIM delegates voted during the four-day event in March to determine the winners. Six Senses Con Dao garnered first place over two other finalists in the Best Hotel and Tourism Resorts category: The Bulgari Hotel & Residences in the United Kingdom, and the Victoria Tower Hotel in Sweden.
The 2012 MIPIM award follows a steady stream of accolades that Six Senses Con Dao has received since the property opened in December 2010. In 2011, the property was rewarded with a Green Good Design Award by the Chicago Athenaeum of Architecture and Design; an International Property Award for Best Small Hotel Construction and Design in the World; in addition to being included on Conde Nast Traveler’s “Hot List 2011,” and featured on the cover of Travel + Leisure USA for their “IT List 2011” edition. Indochina Land has similarly achieved wide-spread recognition as the top real estate group in Vietnam, being named Best Developer in Vietnam in 2011 for the second time in the last three years by Euromoney's Global Real Estate Poll. Away from Six Senses Con Dao, the firm's properties have been honored with numerous other awards, including Vietnam Golf Magazine naming Montgomerie Links Vietnam the Best Golf Course in Vietnam and Smart Travel Asia 2011 Travel Poll awarding The Nam Hai with Best Hotel and Leisure Resort in Asia.
Six Senses Con Dao – the first and only 5 star resort in the Con Dao archipelago – sets the benchmark for excellence in Vietnam. 35 one-bedroom hotel villas and 15 three- and four-bedroom residential villas all offer panoramic ocean views and an unparalleled standard of luxury. The award-winning sustainable architecture is located sensitively within the natural slope and contour of the surrounding dunes, utilizing only natural, reclaimed and sustainable materials that blend seamlessly into the spectacular native setting.
True to Six Senses’ philosophy of selecting remote but accessible destinations in areas of outstanding natural beauty, Con Dao is an untouched and breathtakingly beautiful destination, protected for decades to come as a national and marine park.
About the Architects – AW2
Established in 1997, AW2 is a firm of Architects and Designers based in Paris, France. It is managed by Stephanie Ledoux and Reda Amalou. The firm has acquired a solid know how in luxury and high-end hotels, with its work regularly recognized internationally. Its success has led in 2005 to the opening of partner office in Vietnam.
References include:
• French School of Amman, Jordan
• 118 Elysées, offices, Paris, France
• The Nam Hai, 5 star resort in Hoi An, Vietnam
• Esmod, International Fashion School, Paris, France
• FV Hospital, 200-bed Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• New French School Marguerite Duras, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• The Chedi Tamouda Bay, 5 star resort, Morocco
• DaJia Island Resort and Residences, Shenzhen, China
About the Developer – Indochina Land
Indochina Land is the real estate division of Indochina Capital, a leading financial services firm whose principals have a 20 year track-record in Vietnam, developing and financing real estate projects covering the full range of property types from residential, retail, office, resorts, hotels and leisure. Indochina Land currently manages three funds with approximately US$500 million of committed capital, facilitating over US$2 billion in property development completed, under construction or in the development pipeline. The company is widely recognized as Vietnam’s premier luxury property developer and was voted “Best Developer in Vietnam” by the Euromoney Real Estate Poll in both 2009 and 2011.
About the Operator – Six Senses
Six Senses Con Dao is managed by Six Senses Resorts & Spas, which has developed and operates unique properties in the Maldives, Oman, Thailand, Vietnam and Jordan under the brand names Soneva by Six Senses, Six Senses and Evason: plus Six Senses Spas. Six Senses Con Dao maintains the same brand values and personal service promised in the Six Senses Core Purpose: To create innovative, enlightening SLOW LIFE*.
* SUSTAINABLE - LOCAL - ORGANIC – WELLNESS LEARNING - INSPIRING - FUN –EXPERIENCES
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