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10 Design Singapore Architects Studio

20 May 2022

10 Design Singapore relocates to accommodate growth

Location: 41 Duxton Hill

International architecture practice, 10 Design (part of Egis Group), is delighted to announce the relocation of its Singapore studio to 41 Duxton Hill, a larger, permanent office to accommodate a growing team and business demands in Southeast Asia.

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Ross Milne, CEO of 10 Design, says: “Our Singapore studio has gained tremendous growth in merely one year since its establishment. We wish to congratulate our team in Singapore for their remarkable achievements, particularly challenging under the current global economic climate. The relocation further marks a major milestone of 10 Design’s presence in the region and we look forward to seeing more innovative designs from this emerging design centre.”

Led by partners Peter Barrett and José Cláudio Silva, the Singapore studio has released their first major project of Hon Thom Island earlier this year, a 303,700sqm integrated resort and hospitality destination for Sun Group in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. They are also working on numerous new projects in major cities across the region, including Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Binh Thuan, Phnom Penh, Jakarta, Cebu and more. In addition, the studio has extended their portfolio internationally with a current project in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

Barry Shapiro, Managing Partner – Southeast Asia of 10 Design, comments: “Leveraging their extensive experience and market knowledge within the region, Peter and José have really built on 10 Design’s strong portfolio in Southeast Asia. Some of our ongoing projects in the region are moving into detail design or beginning to progress on site. We look forward to seeing these projects move forward including major developments in Vietnam such as the Narra Residences in Ho Chi Minh City and Landmark 55 in Hanoi. We are looking to further captialise our expertise in master planning, mixed-use, office, hospitality, and residential sectors and provide more diverse and holistic services to our clients within the region.”

José Cláudio Silva, Design Partner of 10 Design Singapore, shares: “With our team expanding steadily over the past year, we feel that it’s the right time to build a permanent home for our staff, and a branded, professional environment to welcome our clients. We are particularly excited for this location that carries the history and culture of the city, as we wish to create a sense of belonging for our staff who are also from diverse backgrounds.”

Peter Barrett, Partner – Master Planning of 10 Design Singapore, adds: “Located in Singapore’s vibrant Tanjong Pagar area on the historic Duxton Hill, our new studio sits on three floors across two conservation shop houses representative of Southeast Asia’s rich architectural and built heritage.

At the outset we wanted our studio to reflect 10 Design’s culture. Project teams sit together in the open studio, with breakout areas, open library and workshop spaces designed for collaboration amongst our architects and designers.

This new studio gives us an ideal base to launch our design work throughout the region.”

Visit the new 10 Design Singapore studio at 41 Duxton Hill, or write to the team below should you have any enquiries about the region: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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About the Singapore studio leaders:

JPeter Barrett, Partner – Master Planning Peter brings over 28 years planning and urban design experience and has been based in SE Asia since 1997. His diverse portfolio includes master planning projects and urban design studies for green-field and urban renewal sites globally with a strong focus on SE Asia.

José Cláudio Silva, Design Partner José has over 18 years of design and delivery experience across SE Asia and internationally. He has led the design of a wide spectrum of building typologies and delivered numerous iconic projects. His experience encompasses all phases of a project cycle from concept design through to documentation and site supervision.

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10 Design is an international architecture and masterplanning practice with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Edinburgh, Dubai, Miami, London, Shenzhen, and Singapore.

Founded in 2010, the practice has designed and delivered work in 60 cities across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Americas. 10 Design has won over 70 international awards and major design competitions.

10 Design works at diverse scales, from the design of individual buildings to the planning of cities. The practice focuses on bringing innovative design solutions for multicultural projects, with economic and social integrity. Its works include large-scale mixed-use development, retail, office, residential, hospitality, transport, education, cultural and civic projects.

The practice’s parent company Egis is an international group headquartered in Europe, offering engineering, project structuring, and operations services. With a worldwide reputation for excellence and sustainability, Egis and 10 Design together provide a comprehensive service that encompasses building engineering and architectural design.

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Project Review:

Quick Review the Peak Shoppes

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Market View

The Peak Shoppes is an ambitious mixed development project located along Mekong River right at the heart of Phnom Penh. With few investment opportunities of such high profile schemed within the city, The Peak Shoppes is a luxurious leading product currently on the market presenting a perfect opportunity for foreign investors due to change in Foreign Ownership laws and local residents to invest in this property.

With increased demand for both commercial and residential spaces, I do hope my personal review will shed some insight on important aspects of the property development and the current prevailing market conditions which will be vital when making that all important decision.

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Details about the development

The Peak Shoppes is a freehold condominium project is developed by a joint partnership between Oxley World bridge(Cambodia) Co. Ltd and Oxley Holdings Limited. The prestigious project has an estimated land area of 12,670 square meters comprising of an integrated 4-in-1 development that will comprise of residential apartments, business offices, retail space, and the world famous Shangri-La Hotel.

The two towers will have 507 residential units each geared towards providing future residents with a luxurious urban living experience. The units will be a blend of 1-3 apartments, CapitaLand Retail signed an agreement to manage The Peak Shoppes overseeing retail management, asset planning and pre-opening of the five storey mall. The project is expected to be completed in 2020.

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Tenure

Freehold

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Location

Village No. 14 SamDach Hun Sen Road

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Dec 2020

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Site Area

Approx. 12,670 sqm / 136,382.4 sqft

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No. of Units

508

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Developer

Oxley Gem (Cambodia) Co. Ltd

Project Location

The Peak Shoppes address is Village No. 14, Sam Dach Hun Sen Road, Chamkarmorn District, City, Phnom Penh, Cambodia overlooking The Skyline of Diamond Island onto the Mekong River.

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Located along the river esplanade, The Peak overlooks the historic Mekong River and Phnom Penh’s vibrant cityscape. The property is surrounded by high-end condominium projects and key government and commercial offices which increases the potential for further development.

The Peak’s immediate catchment area covers the prime residential and commercial districts of Chamkarmon and Diamond Island.

For businessmen, Business Convention Centers in Diamond Island is a 2-minute drive from the property providing quick and convenient access. Its closeness to the Central Business District also makes it a popular choice amongst the young working-class professionals

The property is 30 minutes away Phnom Penh international airport making it really advantageous and convenient for expatriates and foreign investors.

Also read: Ultimate guide to Cambodia property investment

The Peak near Phnom Penh international airport, a 30-minute drive from Peak Shoppes

To get to the airport, it’s approximately 16 km; if you are driving, you will take approximately 33 minutes to reach the Phnom Penh International airport when using motorcycles its roughly 27 minutes. On the other hand, walking by foot is almost impossible and time-consuming as it takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes

The Cambodia railway station is nearby, and it will take you approximately 15 minutes is you are driving. According to Google maps the distance is approximately 4.2 km if you are driving from the property via Preah Norodom Blvd and 17 minutes via Preah Ang Yukanthor street, for those who are in the mood for a walk it will take you roughly 51 minutes to reach the station.

The fastest route to access the property in normal traffic is taking Preah Norodom Blvd (41) 44-kilometers which takes an estimated time of about 11 minutes when driving and there is no traffic jam

Approximately 5-min walk to AEON, Phnom Penh’s largest mall with supermarket, cinema, bowling alley, ice skating rink & many international brands and F&B

The Peak near aeon mall

According to Google Maps, it’s a 5-minute drive to Aeon mall, for those who love to walk the Aeon mall is a mere 15-minute walk. You will need to Head south on Samdech Hun Sen Street.

The Peak near Nagaworld casino

Its more convenient to walk to Nagaworld as it’s a 2-minute walk from the property, according to Google Maps its 400 meters away

Main selling points about the development

One of the key selling points of the property sits on rare freehold tenure. Buyers and investors will have the perfect opportunity to become permanent owners of the property, they will also be allowed to dispose of their property if they decide to sell it finally and the most important of all future residents will be able to customize their own apartment units according to their taste and preference.

Due to its convenient location, I believe the property will witness high rental demands due to its close proximity, with increased tourist visits the Shangri-La hotel will experience higher hotel occupancy rates. Its location makes the property the perfect destination for foreign investors, rich locals and expatriates who want a taste of the luxurious modern lifestyle.

The property is also well-connected to the public transportation system, the Phnom Penh is 30 minutes away, and the Peak Shoppes can be easily accessed by access roads such as Preah Norondo Blvd and Preah Sihanouk Blvd making movement from the property to other regions become easier and hassle-free.

You May also like: The Peak Shoppes Floor Plan

The Peak Shoppes is located to a variety of amenities ranging from entertainment to shopping. Aeon mall and Naga world are world renowned shopping locations offering future residents with the best of everything.

The residential development is located to key government buildings reducing greatly time consumed when buying and selling of property due to its closeness to key government services.

Studies have shown development projects located closer to infrastructural facilities generate increased demand; the Peak Shoppes is nearby word class educational institutions generating increased up-takes rates especially from parents. Zaman International School caters for a lot of foreign kids. Phreah Sisowat high school, International School of Phnom Penh and Build Bright University are within a 1-kilometer radius.

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Possible negative points about the development

The Peak Shoppes is situated at the heart of the capital; the government has experienced major challenges when it comes to the provision of basic services such as wastewater treatment, drainage, and public transport. The property is no different future residents will have to contend with these problems.

Traffic snarl-up is a major problem as the country has not upgraded its infrastructural capacity, especially in the capital, leading to a lot of hours being spent in traffic especially during peak hours both in the morning and evening.

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My thoughts about the development

I find that the location of the property is in a prime area. With an increased number of property launches within the city, it’s interesting to see the price guide of the new projects as developers try to woo more buyers making it advantageous for many locals.

The reception of The Peak has been met with enthusiasm; the peak stylish bronze design stands apart from other residential development projects making the building iconic and most sought after.

In my opinion, the property is a wise investment decision it’s a no-brainer, the capital is a hub of lifestyle and tourist, and it’s only upwards from their onwards. The ever growing rental market within the vicinity of Peak Shoppes will guarantee high rental returns of over 55% over a period of 10 years.

For residents they will enjoy the benefits of being in the large development area is the cost of maintaining the estate and facilities as well as maintenance charges will be significantly lower as they will be cost-shared by all residents.

However, with increased foreign investments into the property market, there is an oversupply of residential condominiums within the capital its predicted that prices will plummet in coming years, as investors you should be wary and watch the property market keenly before investing in huge infrastructural projects like The Peak Shoppes.

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PROJECT RATINGS

Pricing – 50%

I have ranked it low because the indicative price guide has not yet been made available by the developer. However, the progressive payment schedule stood out for me; it allows you to pay a certain percentage when a milestone is achieved which goes a long way to make the pricing more manageable.

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Location – 80%

In my opinion, this score is very deserved; the development is located at the heart of the capital. It’s strategically located to public transportation system making accessibility seamless and convenient, its close proximity to various amenities is the main selling point for me, everything you and your family need is literally right at your doorstep.

For those working in the CBD, this is an extremely convenient location to call home, for those intending to rent out this Is the perfect opportunity to take full advantage of.

Quality -85%

The Peak Shoppes is the longest storied building in Cambodia at 55 storeys high. Its inspired paragon style design with a stylish and elegant bronze styled clad is a mark of luxury and class, The Peak Shoppes is amongst the few building with unrivaled front row view of the amazing city skyline and landscape.

The 4-in-1 integrated development underlines the quality of the property; I do think the development is well planned and designed from its general layout and positioning of apartment units. The mixed units will cater to all individuals, and I expect there will be healthy rent demand from city dwellers.

I appreciate the fact that the developer of providing solutions to the rising demand both on the residential, commercial and hospitality sector. Read More about The Peak Shoppes Developers

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May 9, 2018 All factories need infirmaries by year’s end Khuon Narim / Khmer Times No Comments Share: Factory clinics due by 2019: Labour Ministry sets year-end deadline for infirmaries. KT/Mai Vireak The Labour Ministry has announced that all factories across the country must have their own infirmary completed by the end of this year, noting that 88 percent of factories having built infirmaries already. Labour Minister Ith Samheng said on Monday that according to the Labour Law, all factories must have an infirmary, a place for eating food, a room for breastfeeding and a nursery room. “Presently, 88 percent of a total of 1,200 enterprises already have infirmaries, 33 percent have a place to eat, 21 percent have rooms for breastfeeding and 28 percent have nursery rooms,” said Mr Samheng, adding that it really helped the workers’ welfare. Speaking to more than 1,100 workers, union and employer representatives, and officials from the International Labour Organisation, Mr Samheng announced to all participants that the ministry will push all factories to complete construction of their infirmaries. “I want to tell you all that for the year 2018, the ministry will push all factories to increase and improve this service, especially to have 100 percent completion by all factories in the country,” he said. “Inspectors from the occupational health and safety department have to check with the factory to ensure they have an infirmary in order to help and check the health of our workers.” Kaing Monika, deputy secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, welcomed the move by the Labour Ministry, saying it has been working very closely with all its members to encourage them to set up infirmaries to give their workers better access to healthcare. Only 12 percent of factories have yet to comply with the Labour Law. KT/Mai Vireak “It’s the law and we encourage our members to comply accordingly. We hope that the rest of the factories will be able to sort out their respective challenge in terms of space,” he said. “Any newly opened factories joining GMAC as members always receive proper legal consultation from a legal officer in the area of Labour Law compliance.” According to the Guidelines for the Establishment of Enterprise Infirmaries, the infirmary must be located near the workplace with easy access for patients, have sufficient light and a good atmosphere, and be far away from workplace noise, garbage, dust, smoke and foul smells. The infirmary shall be run by a physician and assisted by one or more nurses, based on the number of workers. When there are more than 200 workers, the infirmary must include, in addition to medicines and bandages, areas for hospitalising the injured or sick before they are transferred to a hospital. Chuon Mom Thol, president of the Cambodian Union Federation, suggested to all workers to report about health and safety issues at their respective workplaces to labour inspectors from the Labour Ministry and provincial labour department. “They have to assist the ministry in reporting about any challenges at their workplace and also have to closely cooperate with company or industry employers to improve health and safety at the workplace,” said Mr Mom Thol. In March, Mr Samheng suggested to recently graduated doctors that they should apply for work in factory infirmaries following a government push for garment factories to take better care of their workers. He said that some doctors who just graduated did not have jobs yet so they could come to work at an infirmary. “Not all doctors who have just graduated are employed, so I appeal to some of them to work at an infirmary to help the workers at their workplace,” he said during a graduation ceremony for 500 medical doctors at the International University in Phnom Penh.

All factories need infirmaries by year’s end - Khmer Times

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I’d like to say I’m generally a lucky person. Nothing too misfortunate has ever happened during my 23 years of existence, I try to stay an honest and good human as much as possible, I don’t tempt the devil too often, and I’m a big believer in karma. What goes around comes around right? I’m basically a Buddhist.

Let me just go back to the first sentence of the last paragraph there, where I’ve written ‘I’m generally a lucky person’, and finish this sentence with, in Cambodia I was NOT a lucky person! My Buddhist belief is slightly wavering as I sit on my plane that can’t leave Cambodia quick enough, and think to myself… surely I’ve don’t nothing TOO dramatic to deserve THAT?

At the same time, I’ve recently adapted a new life motto thanks to one of my favourite people in life, the inspirational Lisa Wiltshire. It started out a few months back as ‘live a life worth writing a novel about’ and currently stands a little closer to ‘live a life worth writing a series about’. So on the other shoe (not currently wearing shoes because who keeps their shoes on during a flight), I also believe everything happens for a reason! Very firm firm believer in that one, not questioning this motto at all!

So let me tell you about my memorable trip to Cambodia. I’ll also point out that I’ve used the word memorable, because memorable is a word you use when it wasn’t great, and it wasn’t shit, but you just won’t ever forget it!

It started very innocently with my time in Siem Reap. I took a visit to the Angkor Wat Temples which are absolutely amazing, and wandered around the night market in the evenings. It was drama free and very chilled. I think the starting point in my series of unfortunate events begins with my night bus from Siem Reap to Sihanoukeville, where I was then due to board a ferry to the picturesque island of Koh Rong.

The night bus was a weird hotel bus where you literally share a single bed with a stranger (word of warning you could NEVER travel SEA if you are overweight.. sorry to crush any hopes and dreams but there are just too many tight spaces to deal with and it ain’t gonna happen). I was lucky enough to be put next to a nice young Canadian gal and we both pretty much slept the whole way. At one point I woke up to the bus driver changing the front tyre (NOTE: I think this could be where the series of unfortunate events begins). Not sure how long we were there for but obviously a while as the bus arrived late and I managed to miss my ferry to the island.

I headed to the Buva Sea Ferry office to get on board the next, and seeing as Asia is just organised chaos anyway, I chicken scratched the ferry time off my ticket so I didn’t have to pay more. I had already mentally blamed the receptionist from the hostel for this if anyone was to question my ticket. Soon enough I was on the list for the 11am ferry and was waiting eagerly by the pier. By 12.30 a substitute ferry finally rolled in to take us to the island, as apparently seas were too rough for our small speed ferry.

Sitting front and centre in the ferry, I was dreaming of the white sandy beaches I would soon be lounging upon. As I gazed ahead into the blue sea, I could see waves the size of Africa, which were soon met with the sound of the motor cutting. One giant wave came over the front of the boat and under the front doors into the cabin. Straight after the first wave, a second GIANT wave came rolling over the front of the boat, in through the windows, and absolutely SOAKED the front two rows including lil’ old me. Just to clarify I’m talking a tsunami style wave, and a whole ocean of water inside the boat.

Now has anyone ever told you to make sure you keep all your valuables close to you when travelling? Of course they have, it is absolutely drilled in to you by anyone who cares, and yes of course I had all of my valuables with me including my new MacBook Air and my IPhone 6. I quickly headed straight to the back of the boat where I pulled out my laptop and phone. Water pouring out of both, I wiped them down with a cloth of some sort but my hopes had pretty much been washed away with that wave.

After arriving to the island I managed to buy 2 kilos of rice off an elderly woman for $2, based on the promise that I would eventually return it to her to use for her cooking. Needless to say I was not eating at her restaurant during my stay in Koh Rong. I briefly attempted to save the electronics but the laptop was 100% fried, and the phone only half touch responsive. I held out hope that I could get the phone fixed when I eventually landed in Phnom Penh.

On the ferry, I met a few other girls who were also headed to a secluded hostel on the island called ‘Suns of Beaches’ which was apparently so super chill that you had to take a long tail boat to get there. After climbing off the ferry slightly defeated by the rough ride, we soon found out that there were no boats running to this part of the island due once again to the rough waters. So now I’ve got a fried laptop, a phone that barely works, I’m feeling like a broken woman from the rough ferry ride, AND I can’t get to my hostel (which I’m secretly happy about because I don’t want to look at another boat). I was the first to cut my losses, and soon enough we all decided to check into a hostel in the central area of the island.

We went out for a few drinks to soothe our souls, and eventually headed to bed in our dorm room. I buddied up with a lovely German girl, who I will here on refer to as Germany, not in a racist way, but just because I like that name (her real name was Mirjam). She would be my new partner in crime over the coming days. The first hour of attempted sleep in my dorm bed involved itching, rolling around, applying insect repellant, and giving up on the cause. The following hours of my night involved finding a late night restaurant to sit at and make use of their wifi (on Germany’s iPad that she had so kindly let me borrow because remember my electronics hate me). By the time morning came around I had lodged my travel insurance claim, googled fancy hotels to stay in, had finished my book, and managed to photograph the sunrise! Maybe things weren’t so bad after all!

That day Germany and I enjoyed the gorgeous beaches, and found a double room next door that was clean and perfect for $10 a night. On our 3rd day Miriam convinced me to hike to Suns of Beaches (the hostel we were meant to be staying at), which was about an hours walk from the main village. The first 45 minutes were so beautiful that I wouldn’t even call it a hike. We were just wandering along the beach bare feet with huge backpacks on our back.

In the last what should have been 15 minutes however, things took a turn for the worst. We came to the final section of the hike where you walk through a trail in the jungle. Part way in the trail split in two, and as we stood there wondering which way to go, Miriam said left and I said right. Left we went, as I’d decided I didn’t always need to be right (excuse the pun)! The path started to look super dodgy and I questioned the decision endlessly as we pressed forward under Germany’s lead. After climbing over fallen trees and manoeuvring over boulders we came to a second path, which also split both left and right. Once again Germany chose left, and I chose right. Germany pulled out her frozen map and convinced me once again that left was the way – don’t trust a German with a broken map.

As we wandered down the dry path, about half an hour later we sighted a wooden hut in the distance. That must be it we shouted for joy! But as we neared closer it was actually just a locals house surrounded by chickens, stray dogs, week old garbage and with an entire family perched up on the front verandah. We tried to ask for directions but needless to say, we were soo far out of the tourist zone that their English was definitely not permitting. We stood there for about 10 minutes while a pre-teen boy gave us false hope, staring into his phone in a manner that turned out to be aimless. ‘Maps’ I said pointing to his phone, hoping he would pull up a google map and show us where we were, but that would have been wayyyy too good to be true. He just shrugged his child sized shoulders and gazed up at us with lost eyes.

At this point I took charge as I looked around with no sign of anything marine. ‘We’re going back to the second fork in the path and headed right’. Miriam hesitantly followed me back along the long path we had wandered, and we continued to the right. Did I already point out that we’re in Cambodian heat carrying our entire life on our back? Well we were… but soon enough we came to the waters edge, and simultaneously to a sign that read ‘SUNS OF BEACHES’. Thank the bloody lord for that!

Stumbling up to the hostel check-in area, we told the young Scottish chap we were there to check in and stated our names. Miriam had been emailing them on our behalf during my unplanned technology cleanse, and she had informed them know we would be arriving. Good ole Scotland sat perched up behind the counter and exclaimed ‘I’ve got one bed for Miriam, and no beds for Nadia.’ Ohhh.. perfect! So you’ve got no beds then? ‘Nope, no beds tonight. But your welcome to sleep in a hammock for free. Or go head to toe with Miriam!’ Oh wonderful, the curse of Cambodia continues.

That night we went swimming with the bioluminescent plankton once the sun had set, and watched the water light up around us as we splashed about. What a gorgeous sight it was, and one of the reasons I was determined to go to the island. Once bed time arrived we ended up settling for the head to toe option, and arranged ourselves on the bottom bunk. At about 4am I awoke feeling pretty ‘shitty’ if ya know what I mean, and vomited my life away. Each hour I awoke to visit the bathroom, then resumed head to toe positioning. Of course I had managed to pick up a bug or gastro or whatever it wanted to call itself as it slowly consumed me from the inside.

When morning came I took the first long tail boat back to the main village area, where I would stay a final night back in the double room to sort myself out before the traumatic ferry ride back to the mainland. That morning I’d put on fresh clothes in an attempt to make myself feel wonderful, and tried to convince myself I would make it through the long tail trip without pooping my pants. After heading down to the boat, I soon discovered it was anchored 30m out to sea, and we had to wade over to it with our bags above our head. By this point I really would not have been phased if I dropped my entire bag in the ocean. In fact I probably would have just left it there if I had. But nevertheless I made it to the boat with my fresh clothes soaked and my belly hating life, and my bag made it too.

Soon the boat took off and I realised that once again, I was actually sitting at the front of the boat. Wonderful! I warned the lad next to me that sitting there was probably a terrible mistake as I was currently a series of unfortunate events, and he laughed it off with a slightly scared look left on his face once he realised how serious I was.

I made it back to the main village, and again waded through the breast deep water with my bags above my head. I checked back into the double room and came across the pals I’d made a few days ago, ready to entertain them with my stories. Andrew (aka. England) got a real kick out of my misfortune, and showed me a little sympathy by allowing me the share his laptop and indulge in a movie for some entertainment in my sick state. He fetched me water and noodles, and kept me entertained with his dodgy English humour. Did I mention that on this afternoon I also managed to disable my phone by tapping excessively at the screen to work and entering the pin incorrectly one too many times? So my phone now says ‘connect to iTunes’, but I can’t do that because my computer is fried isn’t it! So the comforting thought of still having the contents of my phone is now shattered as I realise I will have to factory reset the phone after fixing the screen. WHAT-IS-TECHNOLOGY?

The next day I sat at the dodgiest pier of the four on the island with my stomach feeling just as dodgy. England had come along to send me off, and we joked about how the tiny boat that looked like it held two people at the end of the pier would be my boat. Safe to say that god damn boat was indeed my Buva Sea Ferry. On board I climbed, or rather leaped as the boat bounced around everywhere, and stood there trying to calculate which seat would be best to sit in, in the case of another rogue wave.

The boat took off and I can 100% say it was the most outrageous experience yet. It would be no exaggeration to say that I would pay a lot of money at Sydney Harbour to experience that same boat ride. The only difference is that I would receive a life jacket and a seat belt, and the boat would be labelled ‘The JetSpinner’. I sat there gripping at the handles tighter then mum used to grip the car handles when I was a learner driver, and thinking to myself, it’s been a nice life! I think I made eye contact with every single person on that boat, just to check if they were filled with the same fears as I was. My previous dramatic ferry ride had taught me that when the motor cuts, it is NOT a good sign, and by the time I could sight land in the distance I think the motor had cut about 16 times and we had become proper airborne at least 5 of those times. There were 2 vomits, 12 shaken passengers, and 24 wobbly knees onboard.

I sat at the cafe I was due to be collected from, and recovered from the experience whilst mentally preparing for my bus ride ahead. As pickup time came close I confirmed with a few too many waitstaff that I would definitely be getting collected from that cafe. A feeling in my belly told me things were not improving, and I asked one final person about the pickup, who responded ‘Oh, the driver has already been and collected everyone!’ Of course he bloody has! With a few minutes to spare, I hopped on the back of a motorbike and headed for the bus departure point, where a phone call had been made to ask the driver to wait for me. Finally I was on the bus, and NOTHING ELSE COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG.

I made it to Phnom Penh, where I continued to suffer gastro from my Koh Rong visit. I took my phone to the night market where it was fixed within 15 minutes, and then managed to lock myself out of every bank account and email account I own by entering incorrect passwords. Touch recognition on iPhones is a blessing and a curse, as if I would remember the 9 million different passwords I’ve got for each account.

To be fair apart from the above, Phnom Penh was mostly drama free – and I was soon headed to the airport to take my flight to Indonesia and leave this cursed land of Cambodia! Very conscious of how my luck had been panning out, I decided to leave for the airport excessively early. I sat, waiting for the check in counter to open, and when it did, I jumped in the line. After about a 40 minute wait to the front (and after feeling very content in the line about my luck improving), I was faced by a Cambodian man. He asked for my departure flight details from Indonesia and I informed him I was yet to book a flight, but was only staying a week or so. The kind sir proceeded to tell me that he was unable to check me in for the flight until I had a departure flight FROM Indonesia. So let me just clarify this for you quickly… I’m due to fly Cambodia to Indonesia, with a layover in Malaysia, and this dude cares about my DEPARTURE flight from INDONESIA?…. Excuse me, but why on God’s earth do YOU Cambooodia, care when or as a matter of fact, IF I ever leave Indonesia?

I’ve learnt mostly by observation that you will get absolutely nowhere by arguing or back and forth-ing with anyone in Asia, so I accepted defeat and stepped to the side in order to book my flight leaving Indonesia. I had one hour to book the flight which seemed easy enough, but of course with Nadia’s lucky this wasn’t the case. I could feel myself floating further and further up shit creek with a dodgy airport wifi connection and a ticking clock staring me in the face. Time passed and the check-in line slowly disappeared. I literally had 4 minutes left to check in, and I looked at the Cambodian man with the saddest puppy dog eyes you’ve ever seen in your life, thinking to myself he is for sure a dad or an uncle or at least has a bloody soul! He took a look at my eyes slowly filling with tears from the past two weeks, and said ‘Well, you did TRY to book a flight so I’ll check you in. But just make sure you book a departure flight before you get to Indonesia or you might have trouble.’ I thanked him one too many times not really knowing what the hell for, and sprinted to my gate to get on that god damn plane.

I was pretty much the last person to board, and I could see my row up ahead with two people filling the seats next to mine. In front, row 25 sat entirely empty from A through C, and I said to myself “Fuck it!” I sat in that row all by myself and spread out across the three seats absolutely stoking the blazing fire that was my fate whilst the wheels smoothly lifted off the tarmac. I could practically feel the Cambodian curse being lifted as we ascended further into the air, and I could finally rest easy.

Summary of unfortunate events:

Bus arrived late to Sihanoukeville and missed my ferry

Managed to board a later ferry involving tsunami waves, wet bums, and fried electronics

Couldn’t get to secluded island hostel due to rough seas

Bed at substitute hostel filled with biting bugs = sleepless night

Got lost in the Cambodian jungle with no ocean in sight in attempt to find original hostel

Caught a gastro bug after swimming with the plankton in the lush Koh Rong water

Bounced around for an hour on return ferry ride to mainland as surrounding passengers chucked up and winced around me

Missed pick up to deliver me to my bus to Phnom Penh

Just about missed my flight out of Cambodia due to weird Cambodian airport regulations that I still don’t understand

(Hold tight for my next post, to see if the Cambodian curse really had been lifted, or if it was just the altitude playing havoc on my senses.)

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iim-bangalore-blog · 8 years ago

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MAKE HEALTHCARE A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT: DR. H. SUDARSHAN BALLAL

At a conclave on affordable healthcare in India, hosted by IIMB and SustainabilityNext, doctors and researchers emphasize the crying need to build India’s health economy, making services available, accessible, affordable and acceptable

18 February 2017, Bengaluru: “India desperately needs a holistic care system that is universally accessible and effectively reduces out of pocket expenditure,” declared Dr. H. Sudarshan Ballal, CEO, Manipal Health Enterprises.

Dr. Ballal was addressing a fair number of students, doctors and researchers at the conclave on ‘Affordable Healthcare -- Building India’s Future Health Economy’, jointly organized by the Centre for Corporate Governance and Citizenship (CCGC) and the Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at IIM Bangalore, along with SustainabilityNext, an e-magazine which provides relevant content from practitioners and thought leaders, on Saturday (Feb 18).

“Even though, India is a developing nation we have diseases of both the developed and developing countries. We have not yet conquered communicable diseases like malaria, TB, H1N1, among others, and we are also hit by lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases in a big way,” Dr. Ballal said, emphasizing that India’s challenge was not bringing modern healthcare to the country, but in making it affordable and accessible to the majority of its citizens. “Just as our economic reforms have not touched the common man the healthcare boom has also failed to touch the common man and this is a dangerous social trend needs to be changed,” he remarked.

Although the doctor with 40 years of experience behind him drew a dismal picture of the burden faced by the country because of unaffordable and inaccessible healthcare, he held out hope. “We must invest in preventive and primary healthcare, we must have policies that promote wellness rather than treat illness, we must incentivize rural healthcare and bring in universal insurance coverage, we must reduce the cost of healthcare by innovation and local technology by levying less duty, we must use the PPP model especially in tertiary and quaternary care and we must promote CSR in healthcare,” he said.

Dr. Ballal’s keynote was followed by the book launch of ‘Do we Care?’, authored by Dr. K Sujatha Rao, Former Union Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. Dr. Sujatha Rao also took questions from the audience on the roadblocks to affordable healthcare and its execution in India, drawing examples from her experience as a policy maker and a medical professional.

The conclave featured two sessions moderated by Dr. Arnab Mukherji, Chairperson, Centre for Public Policy, IIMB. The first panel discussed ‘India’s future policy direction on affordable healthcare’ with Dr Sujatha Rao; Dr, Vijendra Prakash, GM, The Himalaya Drug Company, and Dr. Govinda Rao, Emeritus Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy Advisor to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as panelists while the second panel discussed ‘Affordability through smart health financing and health systems’, with Dr. Somil Nagpal, Senior Health Specialist, World Bank, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Dr. Sujatha Rao as panelists.

The session on ‘Impact funding in affordable healthcare’ featured Naga Prakasam, Mentor at NSRCEL, IIMB, Investor, Acumen Fund and Member, Indian Angel Network; Paul Belknap, Head, Healthcare Initiative, Villgro; Karuna Jain, Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives and Sameer Sawarkar, CEO, Neurosynaptic Communications Pvt. Ltd.. The session was moderated by Anil Misquith, Executive Director, Strategic initiatives, Samhita Social ventures & Senior Advisor – Villgro.

The afternoon session saw an open house where young entrepreneurs presented their healthcare startups that showcased different technology trends and their innovative solutions.

The conclave facilitated conversations among various stakeholders so that the pain points of affordable healthcare are addressed and better linkages built, thereby offering immense opportunities for meeting the healthcare demands of the poor. The experts who addressed the participants opined that the affordable healthcare segment offered vast prospects for investors and start-ups while offering career opportunities to professionals.

The conclave’s sharp focus was on solutions, influencing policy, stoking innovations and building a robust ecosystem involving all stakeholders in this space in India. The core emphasis was on the start-up ecosystem and impact funding.

“The strong post-conclave outcome and impact of the conclave will be maximized and shared with the relevant ecosystem,” said Manoj Chakravarthi, Chief Operations Officer, Centre for Corporate Governance and Citizenship, IIM Bangalore, and organizer of the conclave. “The conclave will facilitate at least ten linkages between NGOs, start-ups, investors; bring out a white paper by a research fellow on affordable healthcare based on the discussions of the conclave, and publish highlights in SustainabilityNext and post it on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter to push the debate into the public space,” said Benedict Paramanand, Editor, SustainabilityNext and organizer of the conclave.

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ellath · 8 years ago

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Latest workplace offering not your run-of-the mill office space

Perched above Brown Coffee, Raintree makes use of industrial materials and lots of greenery. Photo supplied.

Over the last few years, Phnom Penh has seen a substantial upward trend of co-working office spaces which shifts the traditional office game from singular office buildings to shared spaces that utilise open concepts.

Recently, Raintree Development has brought a different (more…)

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Taking insights to Green Penthouse: A perfect example of luxury apartments in Phnom Pneh

https://www.thegreenpenthouse.com/ The Green Penthouse 191, Tonle Sap Rd Phnom Penh Cambodia 85512868111 [email protected] Following a ride over the Japanese Bridge across the Tonle Sap to “The Other Side”, you take a right turn and head along the peninsula, towards the confluence with the Mekong, the 8-storey building rises up alone, easily visible from the Riverside, an unusual building specially designed as a workplace for technor, is distinctive for two reasons; its capsular culogy and development.

The Green Penthouse @ Yellow Towerved-glass elevator shaft and its “vertical forest,” the lush coat of climbing plants that covers its facade..

As the curved-glass elevator speeds up the front edge of the tower, the view up and down the Tonle Sap and across to the Riverside district swiftly becomes a stunning panorama.

The unusual vertical-forest-building completed 10 years ago, was designed by a Scandinavian designer to create creative and inspiring private office spaces for startups, with common areas and shared office spaces on the penthouse floor, along with a residential Penthouse and rooms for short, medium and long term stays. For Phnom Penh’s burgeoning skyline, where ‘green’ buildings usually refers to construction sites covered in green protective mesh, the tower stands as a rare example of a “living wall.”

And in the capital’s tropical climate, it makes a lot of sense.

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By adding a vertical forest, “the building becomes more energy efficient, which leads to a decrease in carbon emissions,” explains Ms Sopheavy Horm, one of Tower’s managers. “[It] also mitigates the urban heat island effect, absorbs and filters stormwater, reduces pollution and acts as a carbon sink.” The architects believe the building offers attractive, specifically designed space for creative work and development. The architects wanted a lot of natural light and to follow a “permaculture” principle in which, for example, the climbing plants would survive on their own without any maintenance, according to a “forest in the city” concept. “A forest does not need people to survive.”

She estimates that the living wall reduces air conditioning costs by 30 to 50 percent, while attracting birds, bees, geckos and dragonflies – increasing the city’s biodiversity.

Creating a vertical garden is both cheap and straightforward, said Ms. Horm. “Simply install inexpensive rust free steel wires pulled vertically from the ground to the top floor,” she explains. “Then plant aggressive climbing plants on the ground floor, and they’ll climb up and create a massive wall that can reach 50 meters height. You’ll start to see results after a couple of months.”

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Following a visit to the Yellow Tower, Russian architect Yara Podolitskaya said she was impressed with the building’s design and energy-saving properties that makes it a perfect option for those looking for Office Spaces for rent in Phnom Pneh.

“The green wall acts as a protective barrier, shielding the building from direct sunlight,” she said. “Electricity in Cambodia is very expensive and the use of air conditioning is not an effective solution. [This building’s] space is bright, windy and stays cool even on the hottest day.”

Camille, an IT consultant at one of The Green penthouse tenants, works with her colleagues in the shared office space with a terrace on the 7th floor of the Yellow Tower. She sees many intangible benefits in the tower’s design, and reckons there should be more green walls in the city.

“Being in an eco-friendly building, surrounded by nature, has positive effects both on our performance and state of mind,” she said.

The peninsula where The Green Penthouse @ Yellow Tower is located is steeped in Cambodian history. The armies of Champa paddled right by on their way up the Tonle Sap to sack Angkor Wat in 1177.

Phnom Penh in those days was known as Krong Chaktomuk, meaning “City of Four Faces” because the confluence of the Mekongand the Tonle Sap the Tonle Bassac form an “X” that is embedded deeply in the history and the psychology of Southeast Asia.

“This is a place where you get fresh air, a constant breeze, a nice view, and feel close to nature. To inspire a creative and productive workspace is the idea behind Yellow Tower,” said Ms Sopheavy Horm, sitting on the 7th floor looking out over Tonle Sap as the sun set in spectacular colours on the horizon.

https://www.thegreenpenthouse.com/ The Green Penthouse 191, Tonle Sap Rd Phnom Penh Cambodia 85512868111 [email protected]

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Oudong Residence, Cambodia Building

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Oudong Residence in Cambodia

18 Jun 2021

Oudong Residence

Design: Architectural Engineering Consultants

Location: Cambodia, South East Asia

Designed by AEC, Oudong Residence is an 8-storey building that comprises 28 condominium residences on the city area of Oudong, located approximately 35 km North of Phnom Penh. In Cambodia, Oudong is known as a tourist attraction site due to its historical background and mystical sacred aspect of the site. The building and the setting are connected to one other, the requirements of the site are balanced via symmetrical stacking of the building’s components. These elements are extruded along the perimeter of the building and represent themselves in an almost identical way the profile of unique landscapes of Oudong mountain. The design keeps the complexity of an urban building located in a tropical context while providing wide and open views, the architecture of the residences celebrate outdoor living.

The interaction between the urban context, the architecture and nature formulates the interior spaces with harmony and transparency. With landscaped terraces that offer unobstructed views to the Cambodian countryside, each residence is conceived as a private space that evokes a sense of informal luxury. Oudong residence draws a unified composition of textures inspired by nature itself, whether blended into a natural setting such as blue dust, green pastello, dark bronze, wood, natural stone and glass, carrying impressions of a warm sense of place. The best way to experience AEC’s work is to discover the unconventional thinking. The sinuous lines of the building will be an instant landmark, providing a modern approach as to how architecture and nature can co-exist in an urban tropical landscape. Lifting a building over stilts frees the ground floor for the circulation of people and garden areas generating 1600 square meters of open space.

This fundamentally modern solution has been chosen to promote free spaces with a stronger connection between the public sphere and the building’s private spaces. The free design of the layout is achieved by creating an open plan, freeing the floor plan from structural conditioning so that the partitions and internal spaces of the building become more flexible and integrated. Generous openings through the facade providing more indoor lighting and panoramic views of the exterior. Because the climate is one of the wettest and humid, we are designing a building that turn these conditions into positive human comfort strategies. Around the perimeter of the site, are tropical gardens and walkways where inhabitants can enjoy the views across the beautiful landscape.

The project for Oudong Residence encourages the practice of sharing, which promotes interactions and co-living via the presence of common areas like the gardens and lounge spaces.

Restricted by the height limit due to the local regulations, a series of horizontal layers stacked with slight offsets which produces a dynamic effect, that combined with local sources materials, marks the project as being of Cambodia today. It would be the first construction in this area, therefore highly visible. The building attempts to combine existing and new diverse elements through movement that bring new shadow lines reflections. The top master layer, is articulated by metal frames that create a horizontal band running the perimeter of the facade and excavate the mass of the building with large tropical planting terraces. The sinuous facade features cantilevered balconies that float above Cambodia’s horizon, which are a perfect design for glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC). A digital model production works to provide a well coordinated process through efficiency molded panel systems, allowing the complex forms to align with ease.

This project is part of the Oudong Masterplan proposal in which AEC participates in all stages of the design, the final result will be used for site development in Cambodia. A more people centric design process would place for greater priority on accessibility and inclusiveness. Designing healthier places is vital to ensure the future of cities.

Oudong Residence in Cambodia, Southeast Asia – Building Information

Design & Project Architect: Architectural Engineering Consultants

Contact e-mail: [email protected] Firm Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia Completion Year: 2023 Gross Built Area: 1120 sqm Project location: Cambodia Partner: Alessandro Mangano Partner e-mail: [email protected]

Project leader: Alessandro Mangano Design team: Ankitha Dev, Andrea Cocinelli Vegetation consultant: Tropic Planners & Landscape Client: Private

Renderings credits: AEC in collaboration with MOZ

Oudong Residence, Cambodia images / information received 180621

Location: Cambodia, Southeast Asia

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