Louis XIII Holdings Ltd. Appoints Internationally Acclaimed Architect Peter Marino to Design Extreme Luxury Project on Macau s Cotai Strip Hong Kong, 5 November 2013 Louis XIII Holdings Limited ( the Company or Louis XIII ; stock code 0577.HK) has appointed internationally acclaimed architect Peter Marino as the Exterior Design Theme Architect and the Interior Design Theme Consultant for the Company s project in Macau. Peter Marino 1
Peter Marino is the principal of Peter Marino Architect PLLC, an internationally acclaimed architecture, planning and design firm based in New York City, whose clients include some of the most iconic names in the fashion and art worlds. He is responsible for the flagship stores of many of the world s leading luxury brands including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Ermenegildo Zegna, Graff, and Loewe. In 2011 Mr. Marino received a MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards Commendation for a mixed use development in Beirut, Lebanon, and in 2007 was honored with two MIPIM awards ( Overall Winner and Tall Buildings ) for a residential tower in New York. He has received numerous American Institute of Architects (AIA) awards for his work on projects with Chanel, Ermenegildo Zegna, Louis Vuitton, among others, and continues to be recognized in the press for his contributions to the field. This year he was named to Fast Company s prestigious list of 100 Most Creative People in Business and the BoF500, The Business of Fashion s index of the most important people shaping the global fashion industry. In 2012, he was named a Chevalier de l Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture in recognition of his significant contributions to furthering art and culture. Mr. Stephen Hung, Joint Chairman of Louis XIII Holdings Ltd, said, With Louis XIII, we are bringing together some of the world s most exclusive luxury experiences. We are absolutely thrilled to have Peter on board. He has a unique ability to bring together luxury and excitement in ways that continually surprise and delight. Peter has created an iconic tower for Louis XIII that is elegant, timeless and perfectly captures the concept of extreme luxury. "For this architecture, I imagined a Royal red robe wrapped around a crystal core, rising up out of which is a 20 meter diamond the most perfectly formed geometric material on the planet, said Mr. Marino. 2
Louis XIII Exterior Facade Concept, July 2013 3
In addition to Mr. Marino, Louis XIII has appointed the following firms to its architecture, design and technical team: Eddie Wong & Associates Ltd. as the local architect and hotel licensing consultant; Tange Associates Asia Pte Ltd, as execution architect, responsible for building facade, atrium design and lighting; Peter Silling & Associates, as interior designer; Hsin Yieh Architects & Engineers Ltd. as the project architect; Archiplus international (HK) Ltd. as design concept consultant; Meinhardt (C&S) Ltd. as the geotechnical and structural engineer; Parsons Brinckerhoff as the building services engineer; Rider Levett Bucknall Limited as the quantity surveyor; and Paul Y. Engineering Group, as the project manager. End About Louis XIII Holdings Ltd. Louis XIII Holdings Ltd. is developing a parcel of land situated on the Cotai Strip, Macau on which it is building an exclusive luxury hotel and entertainment destination. Through its 51% owned subsidiary, Paul Y Engineering Group Limited, the Group is also engaged in international engineering services in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Macau and Singapore. http://www.lxiii.com/ About Paul Y. Engineering Group Limited Established in 1946, PYE is an international engineering and property services group, with three core business functions: management contracting, property development & management and property investment in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China and Singapore. PYE serves a wide spectrum of distinguished clients, including the government and major enterprises. For over 60 years, PYE has played a significant role in shaping Hong Kong s skyline and its world class infrastructure. http://www.pyengineering.com About Peter Marino Mr. Peter Marino designs commercial, cultural, residential and retail projects globally. He sits on the board of the New York Foundation for Architecture, the Venetian Heritage Foundation and the International Committee of the L union Centrale de Arts Decoratifs and was recently appointed to the U.S General Services Administration s National Register of Peer Professionals, as part of its Design 4
Excellence Program. Mr. Marino holds an architecture degree from Cornell University, and began his career at Skidmore Owings & Merrill, George Nelson and I.M. Pei/Cossutta & Ponte, before founding Peter Marino Architect PLLC in 1978. http://www.petermarinoarchitect.com About Eddie Wong & Associates Ltd. Mr. Eddie Yue Kwai Wong has practiced architecture in Macau since 1978 and is the President of the Architects Association of Macau and Vice President of the Macau Civil Constructors and Housing Enterprises Association. He has been involved in a variety of city planning, architectural and interior design projects in Macau, China and other international locations. http://www.eddiewong associates.com.mo/ About Tange Associates Headed by Paul Noritaka Tange, President and Senior Principal Architect, Tange Associates is a renowned international architectural firm offering a full range of architectural and urban design services, with project experience in a vast variety of property sectors including, government, office and retail, residential, hotel and resort, hospital and health care, educational, cultural, sports, transportation and production and R&D plants. Tange Associates has worked on more than 350 projects in 33 countries. http://www.tangeweb.com/ About Peter Silling & Associates Peter Silling & Associates is a leading international interior design firm specializing in hotels and resorts. The firm has designed over 75 properties in Asia, Middle East, Europe and North America, including properties for Ritz Carlton, Jumeirah, Marriott, Capella and Taj. http://www.hotelinteriordesign.de/en/home About Archiplus international (HK) Ltd. Archiplus International Limited (AIL) is a property development consultancy and architectural engineering professional services company with its principal office in Hong Kong and projects being undertaken in Macau, Hong Kong and Mainland China. http://www.archiplusinter.com/en/index.htm About Hsin Yieh Architects & Engineers Ltd. Founded in China in 1933, Hsin Yieh Architects & Engineers Ltd. is one of the major architectural firms in Hong Kong. The Company is engaged in substantial projects for both the public and private sector, domestically and internationally. Projects include residential, commercial, industrial and government institutional developments. http://www.hsinyieh.com/index.html About Meinhardt (C&S) Ltd. Meinhardt Group, with over 35 offices worldwide, provides engineering consulting capabilities in Infrastructure and Environment; Structures; Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP); Project 5
Management; and Planning and Urban Development. Their specialist capabilities include Façade Engineering; Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD); Specialist and Architectural Lighting; Fire Performance Engineering; Integrated Design Management; and Mission Critical Facility Design. http://www.meinhardtgroup.com/index.php About Parsons Brinckerhoff Parsons Brinckerhoff is a global MEP consulting firm offering public and private clients planning, development, design, construction, operating and maintenance services for buildings and infrastructure projects around the world. http://www.pbworld.com/ About Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd. Rider Levett Bucknall is a leading independent property and construction advisory firm, with a team of over 3,000 people in more than 100 offices across the Americas, Asia, EMEA and Oceania. RLB clients are local, regional and multinational. They include governments, developers, investors, occupiers and contractors in all sectors ranging from airports to zoos. Particular strengths include commercial, hotels, tall buildings, retail, residential, theme parks, sporting stadiums and sustainable development. http://rlb.com/index.php/global/about Media Enquiries: Artemis Associates Diana Footitt Tel: (852) 2861 3488 Mob: (852) 9183 0667 Email: diana.footitt@artemisassociates.com Agnes Chan Tel: (852) 2861 3266 Mob: (852) 9087 5761 Email: agnes.chan@artemisassociates.com 6