Purpose of the project:
Demonstrate, to the
government and the private sector, that an eco-resort can generate higher
profits
while having limited environmental impact.
Description of the
project site
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The land is located on Koh Rong Island,
40 km West of Sihanoukville.
It consists of a rocky bay
with a sandy beach in the middle, surrounded by natural jungle. It is oriented
towards the West, with great view on the sunset. It has unlimited fresh water
flowing all year long from a stream and a small waterfall.
The land is roughly 11
hectares, 200m deep, 600m on the coast. The beach is 80m long and its maximum
width is 40m.
Due to the landscape and
the size of the property, it is totally isolated from any possible disturbances
from neighbors (in terms of noise and view) and no road can be built on the
shore as there are steep cliffs on both sides.
It has been chosen for
this isolation aspects and its absolute unspoiled setting.
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The property consists
of all the visible coastline and a depth of 200m |
The project
Build 7 bungalows and a
restaurant, in style and standard on the theme of
“tropical island paradise”.
Each bungalow should be of
at least 30m2, have a terrace and a private swimming pool (sea water).
The rooms will have an
original cooling system.
Water tanks,
completely isolated from the rooms will be placed on the sealing. The natural
wind will be concentrated and speeded up over the tanks, cooling them down from
the feeding temperature of the spring at 26° to 23 C°. As hot air goes up and
cold air goes down, the slightly cooler ceiling will refresh the upper hot air
and push it slowly down the room, creating a very slow air flow.
Hot water will come
from a solar water heater, developed by the Pavilion, and currently used in
several buildings in Phnom Penh.
Lighting will come
from LED bulbs and photovoltaic solar cells.
A windmill will feed
the pools with sand-filtered seawater.
There will not
be any generator on the site.
Water from the stream
will feed all the resort by gravity.
We will use the
ecological aspect of the facility as the main marketing argument.
For the moment, we
only build the restaurant and will wait for the legalization of our presence on
the island before building the rest of the resort.
Legal status of the
land
The land
title we have has
been established by the local island authorities and certified at the
Sihanoukville Provincial administration office.
For the
moment, land titles issued for island properties are not recognized by the
Central Cadastral Office in Phnom Penh, except for Koh Sadach Island.
Amongst others, many high
ranking officials own land on Koh Rong, foreign investment companies and local
villagers. Their land titles are identical to ours.
The legal concession of Koh Rong has been attributed to Royal Group, with whom
we are currently working to legalize our presence on the island.
Some large
companies managed to obtain concession rights from the Cambodian
Development Council, at the
minimum cost of 600.000 USD (400.000 of which is a deposit, that is partially refunded
when 1/3 of the works is completed). The minimum investment required is 2 million dollars.