The first Evian-branded spa outside France will open in Shanghai in early 2004.
Evian Spa Shanghai is part of Three on the Bund, a mixed leisure
development in a neo-classical building on the city’s historical waterfront – the
Bund.
Located on the second floor, with a 25m high atrium, the spa will
offer a range of beauty treatments in 16 themed rooms.
Other facilities in the building include four restaurants, and art
gallery and two floors of high-end retailers.
The seven-storey building, built in 1916 and renovated by the Shanghai
Institute of Design and Architecture in the 1950, offers spectacular
views of the river Huangpu. Although the exterior will remain unchanged,
improvements to the interior include structural reinforcements to guard
against seismic activity, a grander entrance, and the restoration of
original features such as tiled mosaics and stone carved fireplaces.
Architect Michael Graves is heading up architectural design on the
project, while Alan Chan – who has previously worked with Coca-Cola and Mandarin
Oriental – is directing the corporate and brand identity strategy and
working on design concepts for the spa and one of the restaurants.
Three on the Bund is owned by investment holding company House of
Three, the first privately-owned company to obtain government approval to develop
and own a building on the Bund. It is the company’s first private-equity
backed venture in China. Shareholders of House of Three are Nuri Investments
Ltd, a Singapore-based, privately-held investment company, and Handel Lee, a
Chinese-American lawayer and businessman.
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