Ho Chi Minh City – Making The Global City a ‘downtown’ of Masterise Homes Investor

With the cooperation of the world's leading architectural design firm Foster + Partners, Masterise Homes expresses the vision of developing The Global City project into an international standard urban area - a new "downtown" (the second center of the city). two) of HCMC.

Masterise Homes makes The Global City the new 'downtown' of HCMC

Mr. Youssef Akila, Head of Design Division Masterise Homes (right) and Mr. Toby Blunt, Senior Partner of Foster + Partners participate in the signing ceremony of strategic cooperation to develop an international standard urban area in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City .HCM

On February 22, 2022 Masterise Homes signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the world's leading architectural unit Foster + Partners to develop The Global City - the first urban project of this real estate developer with the area 117.4 ha. Foster + Partners will undertake synchronous architectural consulting for The Global City, offering advanced and sustainable design solutions to create an authentic global city, as the project's name suggests.

Foster + Partners is one of the most famous and prestigious names in the world of architecture. Founded in 1967, this company has been pioneering sustainable design trends in architecture and urban construction for the past 5 years through a series of projects, from master planning to offices, construction culture, infrastructure and large-scale industry.

Mr. Youssef Akila, Head of Design Division Masterise Homes shared:

“We are delighted to partner with one of the world's biggest names in architecture and design to realize the vision at The Global City urban project. With the similarity of orientation and vision between Foster + Partners - a design unit committed to sustainability, green projects, and Masterise Homes - a real estate developer committed to creating new projects. Iconic projects recognized worldwide, building modern, civilized communities and promoting sustainability in the real estate market, this is a partnership that resonates naturally. The Global City is a project that affirms the vision of international real estate developer - Masterise Homes in pioneering to bring global real estate standards to Vietnam.

According to Masterise Homes, The Global City project is designed and developed in accordance with the trend of "New Urbanism" of the world. This place will become a diversified and modern urban complex, with all the comprehensive facilities of a future city center in addition to the housing area. Located in An Phu Ward, Thu Duc City, this super project inherits convenient connections to the city's highways, arterial roads and metro lines. With a scale of 117.4 hectares, the project will include high-rise, low-rise, villa, social housing, medical and administrative facilities, a Grade A commercial center with an area of 125,000 m2 and other facilities. other facilities to create a sustainable urban complex.

With the similarity of orientation and vision between Foster + Partners and Masterise Homes, this is a naturally resonant partnership, bringing global real estate standards to Vietnam.

Mr. Toby Blunt, Senior Partner of Foster + Partners, said: “This will be our first urban project in Vietnam and we are excited to be able to expand our portfolio here. . Project vision and scale The Global City is very impressive and we are honored to be partnering with Masterise Homes on this very unique urban project. This will be the place where the visionary vision of the project developer is realized with our extensive experience in large-scale projects, providing a unique global metropolis.”

The Global City project, formerly known as Saigon Binh An, was acquired by a new developer, Masterise Homes, in January 2022. The entire project is expected to be completed in 48 months.

Foster + Partners is an architectural design, infrastructure, and technical service provider. With a staff of 1,500, the company is headquartered in London and has design studios in 13 other cities worldwide (Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Hong Kong, Madrid, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore and Sydney). Foster + Partners' team is fluent in more than 65 languages and possess over 200 professional skills by degree.

The iconic works of Foster + Partners include Hearst Tower in New York, "The Gherkin" in London, the Supreme Court at the British Museum in London, and the German Parliament Building in Berlin. , Boston Museum of Fine Arts, etc. It also designed the HSBC tower in Hong Kong and the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt, as well as Apple's headquarters in California, Bloomberg's headquarters in London, and Comcast's headquarters in Philadelphia. Foster + Partners also has experience in designing many large-scale infrastructure projects such as Hong Kong, Stansted, Beijing and Amman international airports, sports centers such as Wembley Stadium in London, and Lusail Stadium. in Qatar, and the Millau Viaduct in France, the Millennium Bridge in London, across the Thames.