Holm - game changer in the making


Not only leading the country in terms of economics growth, in the past few years, Ho Chi Minh City is also setting the trend of a new living lifestyle for the discerning class: riverfront housing.

This housing preference has been very popular among the economic influencers and investors worldwide as an escape from the bustling city to a serene landscape where they can truly relax with their loved ones. While other famous metropolitan cities in the world are blessed with many great water-bodies and their beautiful surroundings from lakes, streams to oceans, Ho Chi Minh City has a limited land bank with waterfront views for housing, among which is the “golden” area of Thao Dien Peninsula.

According to Do Thu Hang, a representative from Savills - one of the largest property companies in Vietnam, multi-million US dollar riverfront properties is the first choice of foreign expats and the upper class. This specific group of consumers does not simply look for a luxury-looking house. They desire the best residential option for their families in which a prime location, a world-class design, a safe and welcoming living community and a high security system have to meet their high level of expectations. These expectations, however, are considered as a good problem for developers and architect firms of ongoing prestigious residential projects in such a competitive market like Vietnam.


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The good news is, in 2016, they may finally reach a solution when the HOLM Residences is launched. HOLM is expected to re-define the concept of luxury, to be the game-changer in the growing luxury housing market with the best offers in all aspects: location, design and security.

HOLM will take over the very last major piece of land of 2.7 hectares in the most sought-after area, Thao Dien in District 2, with 200 meters facing Saigon River. While known for its serene view of the Saigon River and an evergreen environment to its upper-class residents, Thao Dien Peninsula is also an ideal location for long-term housing investment as District 2 is rapidly becoming the Saigon’s “golden area” with its growth in food and beverage, retail shops, healthcare and international education systems, and most important, the new city infrastructure that connects HOLM to downtown Saigon by road, rail and river. For this reason, Sapphire, the developer of HOLM, had chosen this unique site to initiate their signature luxury residential project in Ho Chi Minh City.

“This is our precious chance,” shared David Clarkin, joint managing director of Sapphire, about their privilege to develop HOLM at such a prime location. As for HOLM’s future residents and investors, HOLM is truly a rare opportunity in terms of both living quality and long-term investment value.


Every element of the design and detailing has been carefully considered to enhance the quality of home life

Taking the last opportunity to own a significant waterfront residential project, however, with HOLM, Sapphire is foreseen to be the game-changer of the growing top-end housing market by its one-of-a-kind offers of a perfect harmony in modern designs, and for the first time, a gated community with 24/7 layers of customised security systems both inside and outside of every house.

Sharing about the uniqueness in design of HOLM, a living space that is “closed from outside-in, and open from inside-out”, Edward Lau, director of SCDA Architects Singapore, was proud to explain the great balance in the design of HOLM that opens up to embrace the nature from inside the villas yet protects the privacy of its owners.

“While the architecture is positioned to capture the best views for all rooms, the layering of spaces from interior to semi-outdoor to exterior through the use balconies, verandas and fixed and operable screens allow for individual lifestyle choices and privacy levels,” Lau added.

The balance of HOLM also comes from SCDA choices of top quality material, fine detailing, space and volumetric composition to ensure each HOLM villa is a state-of-art in the eyes of its owners.


The master bedroom suite is created as a serene inner sanctum on a grand scale

Aiming to be the game-changer, Sapphire took the first step in building a luxury residence in a secure gated community for its residents, whose privacy and safety of their families are always the top priorities. The central security system of HOLM Residences has PIR-based motion detectors (Passive Infrared Sensor) along 200-meter border with the Saigon River, a secure control access 24/7, camera systems for each house; including smoke detectors, motion sensors etc.

Would all these key elements enough to attract new residents and buyers? – this is the ultimate question for every developer. But Sapphire goes beyond that when developing a residential project that will set a new world-class living standard for its targeted consumers.

“In over 30 years of developing high end residential and commercial projects I have come to the realisation that people all over the world want essentially the same thing. In property this means a well-designed, well-constructed product that is also value for money,” Clarkin said. “Our experience to date has been that there is a real demand for villas that can proudly sit next to any modern contemporary villas in Singapore or Sydney.”


David Clarkin- joint managing director of Sapphire

**HOLM Residences celebrated the topping out ceremony for the first villas in December 2015, just three months after the groundbreaking event. HOLM will be fully completed in the fourth quarter of 2016.