Rony Fineman from Nova Group
accepts his award and says, “Nova is very proud of the award and this is the
third year straight that we win this prestigious award. It makes us even
more aware and determined to do better all the time. Both Kobi and myself
are proud of this honor and looking forward to residence of Amari moving in
next year … we will deliver more than expectations.”
Setting a benchmark for excellence in the region’s
property sector, the 2014 Thailand Property Awards welcomed over 500 of the
industry’s leaders to celebrate the winners at a lavish Gala Dinner held
11th September at Bangkok’s Conrad Hotel.
“There were many exceptional entries for the 22 awards this year and the
judges had a tough time in whittling down thousands of nominations, hundreds
of entries and visiting more than 40 short-listed developments around the
country to finally reach their decisions. It’s never an easy task and I’d
like to thank the judges for their time, diligence and expertise,” said
Terry Blackburn, CEO, Ensign Media Co. Ltd., organisers of the awards.
The entire Bravothai
Lifestyles Co., Ltd. team celebrates with judge Mark Bowling.
“This year’s winners and highly commended developers and
developments should be rightly proud of their achievements.”
Run by Ensign Media, publishers of Property Report magazine, the ninth
annual Thailand Property Awards recognise quality in architecture, design,
construction and development, rewarding the best condominiums, housing
developments, villas, commercial buildings and hotels. Promoting Thai real
estate to the world, the fair, transparent and fully audited judging process
with an international judging panel led by Chairman Sunchai Nuengsit,
Managing Director, BuilderSmart Public Company Limited and overseen by BDO
Advisory Limited, has been fundamental to the Awards’ success and the high
regard with which they are held by the industry.
(L to R) Rony Fineman and
Kobi Elbaz receive their award from Thailand Property Awards judge Mark
Bowling.
Five VIP speakers gave insightful speeches before the
awards ceremony, including Blackburn, who gave the opening remarks, and
Nuengsit, who spoke on behalf of the judges’ panel. The others were Paul
Ashburn, Senior Partner at BDO; keynote speaker Dr Robert Mather, head of
the Southeast Asian group of the International Union for Conservation of
Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN); and the evening’s Guest of Honour, Dr
Naris Chaiyasoot, Director-General of the Treasury Department at the
Ministry of Finance of Thailand.
Terrence Allen Collins, MD of
Bravothai Lifestyles Co., Ltd. is delighted with the win for The Vineyard.
As the industry evolves, so have the Awards and
organisers this year opted for no agency awards with the focus being on
developers, development, design and architecture in residential and
commercial real estate nationwide, including specific regional awards for
Bangkok, Phuket, Eastern Seaboard, Samui, Hua Hin, Chiang Mai and Khao Yai.
Big winners of the night for Pattaya were Amari Residences by The Nova
Group, winner of Best Condo Development (Eastern Seaboard); The Vineyard,
Phase Three, La Residence by Bravothai Lifestyles Co., Ltd., winner of Best
Villa Development (Eastern Seaboard); Silverlake Vineyard and Winery by
Silverlake Vineyard Co., Ltd., winner Best Landscape Architectural Design
(national) and Centara Grand Phratamnak by Tulip Group, highly commended
Best Hotel Architectural Design (national).
List of local winners and highly commended at the 2014 Thailand Property
Awards:
Best Condo Development (Eastern Seaboard)
Amari Residences by The Nova Group - Winner
Centara Avenue Residence & Suites by Tulip Group - Highly Commended
The Palm, Wongamat Beach by Nova Luxury Developments Co., Ltd. - Highly
Commended
Waterfront Suites & Residence by Tulip Group - Highly Commended
Best Villa Development (Eastern Seaboard)
The Vineyard, Phase Three, La Residence by Bravothai Lifestyles Co.,
Ltd. - Winner
Amaya Hill by Bravothai Lifestyles Co., Ltd. - Highly Commended
Silk Road Place Pattaya by Better Home Development Co., Ltd. - Highly
Commended
Best Landscape Architectural Design
Silverlake Vineyard and Winery by Silverlake Vineyard Co., Ltd. - Winner
Toscana Valley Casa del Artiste by Toscana Valley Company Limited - Highly
Commended
Best Hotel Architectural Design
Point Yamu Villas by COMO Hotels & Resorts - Winner
Centara Grand Phratamnak by Tulip Group - Highly Commended
Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach by Fair and Firm Co., Ltd. - Highly
Commended
All the winners in the developer, development and design categories are now
automatically entered in the fourth annual South East Asia Property Awards
2014, which will be held at The Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore, on 16 October.
The central panel of judges at the 2014 Thailand Property Awards included
Bill Barnett, founder and managing director, C9 Hotelworks; Teresa Biesty,
managing director, Access Property Limited; Ian Hamilton, commercial and
industrial property specialist; and Dr Theerathon Tharachai, CFO, Project
Planning Service Public Company Limited; while the regional panel heads were
Keith Humphreys, managing director, Keith Humphreys & Associates, for Chiang
Mai; Clayton Wade, managing director, Premier Homes Real Estate, for the
Easter Seaboard; Russ Downing, managing director, Hua Hin Property Central,
for Hua Hin; Robert Krupica, senior partner, Hughes Krupica, for Phuket; and
Christian Glanville, CEO, Limcharoen, for Samui.
“It’s been a challenging year for Thailand’s real estate and the industry
has shown resilience and maturity. It is now stronger and well-positioned
for 2015 with the opening up of ASEAN and the ASEAN Economic Community,”
added Blackburn.
Started in Thailand in 2006, the awards programme has expanded Asia-wide,
rewarding developments, consultants, architects and designers in China,
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, with the
emerging industry in Myanmar the most recent to be added in 2015.
For more information, visit
www.asiapropertyawards.com/thailandpropertyawards.
