Old Town at Sahl Hasheesh

8.18.10 - WATG Designs Phase Three for Sahl Hasheesh
City Magazine

Destination design firm WATG has been engaged by Egyptian Resorts Company (ERC) to design the detailed master plan for the Sahl Hasheesh International Resort Community - Phase III, a large mixed-use development on the Red Sea in Egypt. Consisting of 4,090 hectares, or 10,106 acres, the development will be comprised of civic centers, a university, schools, a business park, apartments, branded villas and other resort components. It is expected to be the largest resort development in the world.

WATG has a legacy of environmentally sensitive planning, architecture and design. A hallmark of WATG is its awareness to the influences of the local culture, the natural resources, the people and the spirit of the place. From its offices in Irvine, Seattle, Honolulu, Orlando, Singapore and London, WATG has designed hotels and resorts in 160 countries and territories across six continents.

2.22.10 - WATG Uses EON Reality Technology for Their Designs -- From Design Concept and 3D Model to the Red Sea in Egypt in the Blink of an Eye
Marketwire

EON Reality, the world's leading interactive 3D software provider, is proud to assist WATG, the world's leading design consultant for the hospitality, leisure and entertainment industries, in their design and customer project presentations by using EON's authoring tools and interactive display solution, EON Icube.
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1.26.10 - EON Icube - WATG's 3D model of a Spa situated outside of Cairo
Eon Reality, Inc.

WATG does interior designs for hotels. With technology such as EON Icube WATG can present their designs to their clients in an immersive and real-time 3D environment before it is even built. "To be able to walk into the space that we have designed for them (WATG's customers) is an invaluable tool," said Ronda Rasmussen, Director of Interiors, WATG
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4.02.10 - Egyptian Resorts Company Announces Consolidated Results for Full Year 2009
ABN Newswire

In this respect, I note that we are presently in exclusive negotiations with WATG for the creation of the master plan for Phase 3. Management entered exclusive talks with WATG after a rigorous selection process that involved four of the world's top master design and urban planning consultancies. WATG has a six-decade track record that has seen it consult on master development plans for hospitality, leisure and entertainment destinations in 160 countries and territories. At the conclusion of negotiations, WATG will help finalize the detailed design and design guidelines for Phase 3 while providing planning and technical support for Sahl Hasheesh over the coming decade.
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12.22.10 - World Architecture 100: WATG #58
Building Design

Number one in the world for leisure, WATG is already working in 60 Countries and has no particular plans to add to that tally.

After a tough couple of years - it lost 60 in staff in the last year - it has had increasing interest from former Soviet Union countries and a "definitive push" from India, as well as renewed momentum from the Middle East. It expects to be designing more destinations at both ends of the scale: small, boutique hotels and large, complex mixed-use projects. In 2010 it has been working on a large-scale resort project in Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

This year it will complete hotels and resorts on six continents, including the Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman; Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad, India; and Old Palace at Sahl Hasheesh, Egypt.

The company said: "After a challenging industry recession, there are positive signs that developers are once again going ahead with pre-planned projects."
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