Visitors to the southern hub will be able to
indulge in the luxury of the Ritz Carlton Hotel as the giant hotel group is
planning to open an international five-star hotel chain in the city center in
2015, In Suk Ko, CEO of Bitexco Group, told a press conference today.
Under a
construction project titled "The One Ho Chi Minh City", a 48-storey
tower, which contains office space in the lower half and the Ritz Carlton Hotel
in the upper floors, will be built in a total gross floor area (GFA) of
195,000m2 with a total investment of around $500 million.
The
hotel’s public areas are in the podium and include a ballroom, meeting rooms,
restaurants, bar, fitness club and a pool at the podium roof deck. The floors
above the office levels contain the Ritz Carlton’s guest rooms, VIP club and a
rooftop lounge. The upper floors will house VIP suites.
The
first Ritz Carlton Hotel in Vietnam will provide the most luxurious amenities,
services and facilities, aimed at delighting local and international travelers
alike.
In Suk
Ko explained that “The One” means “The Number One” or “All in One”, but
according to Vu Quang Hoi, Chairman of the Bitexco Group, it is the first step
in the new period of economic recovery.
“In
fact the Bitexco Group is one of the few developers with the courage and the
means to keep forging ahead with such an ambitious project during these
difficult times. Having said that, the dark clouds of the economic horizon are
moving away and latest economic data show that Vietnam is on the road to
recovery” In Suk Ko told the conference.
In
shaping these unique towers, architect Bernardo Forte-Brescia, founder and
principal designer of renowned US-firm Arquitectonica, was inspired by the
ancient Vietnamese legend of the two dragons.
The two
towers thus symbolize dragons rising up from the land – a sign of strength and
prosperity. The podium represents their coiled tails and feet; the rectangular
tops dragon heads – and the cantilevered glass cubes the pearls in their
mouths. These will glow at night and be recognizable from any point in the
city.
And by
creating this “dragon” motif while using the most contemporary of styles, the
architect has rooted the property in the local culture while placing it firmly
in the 21st century – and able to call the region’s best contemporary
structures as its peers.
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