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 a
triple cooling system.
1) A "solar
chimney"
will be used to create an airflow sucking the air out of the room.
2) A "Canadian well",
a water tank through which air pipes will cool the air entering the room.
3) An abortion/disorption
cooling system for the night. Working on the principals of an ammonia
refrigerator, it will be fed by a 100sqm activated carbon solar panel.
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.
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.
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.