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Regrouping costal development for ecological preservation and development synergy in Porto Cristovao, Brazil

ABSTRACT

Porto Cristovao is a newly masterplanned settlement designed on 2000 ha along the Atlantic coast in the state of Sergipe in Brazil. The project is part of the strategic element of the preservation of the Sergipean natural coastline which assumes concentration of new investments to prevent uncontrolled resort sprawl across the coast.

Porto Cristovao’s mixed-use community provides an array of lifestyle opportunities. Unlike other popular resort investments it is a year round place where people live, work and enjoy life at their own place. A variety of accommodations varying from private villas with gardens to high class condominiums and hotels are complemented by “everyday life” facilities - schools, kindergartens and hospitals as well as shops, offices and a variety of leisure options like cinemas, various restaurants and night clubs, all located along the main promenade.

A newly designed water village that comprises elegant private villas along the canals is located at the mouth of the Vasa Barris river, where it meets the waters of Atlantic. This area of Porto Cristovao is inspired by the tradition of villages for fishermen along the canal, as well as by notable Mediterranean and Gulf resort communities. The community with its entire leisure and relaxation palette including golf courses, tennis club, elegant spa resorts and beauty clinic will be a popular holiday destination for Brazilians as well as foreign tourists. To further promote a healthy lifestyle the community streets will combine networks of bicycle paths and equestrian

BIOGRAPHY

Guy Perry, President, INVI, Brazil

Guy Perry is President and Founder of INVI, a development and design services company. Prior to it’s foundation, Guy was Senior Vice-President with TrizecHahn overseeing the design and development of projects throughout much of Europe. Guy was also a Vice-President of HOK Intercontinental and worked for seven years with the Kajima Corporation in Tokyo, Paris and Brussels as Project Manager on developments that ranged from resorts and residential districts to office buildings.

Early in his career Guy worked for Ricardo Bofill, SOM and Charles Moore. He is currently leading the development strategy, masterplanning and design for some of Europe and South America’s largest developments including new sustainable communities and urban regeneration projects in Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro and Brazil.

Over the past few years Guy has led research efforts for environmental design and development studies at Harvard University, MIT and the University of Toronto. Guy earned two masters degrees from Harvard University.

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