Managers of IDB Brasil on a technical visit with Brazilian and Spanish architects on February 18th to the site where the development will be constructed

IDB Brasil has signed agreements with five renowned Brazilian and international architectural and urban studios. Moreover, the company obtained the assignment of a Niemeyer Project for MARAEY, a cutting-edge sustainable touristic-residential complex licensed to be developed on the coast of Maricá. Coming from Brazil, the studios who have confirmed their participation are Mayerhofer & Toledo Arquitetura and Piratininga Arquitetos Associados. Spanish participating firms are Abacus Property Development, b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos and International Hospitality Projects (IHP). The projects will be backed by the GPO Group.

Niemeyer’s iconic curves will be present in Maraey’s Oceanographic Aquarium project, designed a few years ago by one of the most acclaimed architects in history, who passed away in December 2012. The infrastructure will be developed inside the complex in collaboration with Maricá´s Prefeitura, who will be responsible for construction.

On Tuesday February 18th, the CEO of the Company, Emilio Izquierdo, and the Executive Manager, David Galipienzo, welcomed the representatives of the studios for a technical visit to the 840-hectare development area. During the meeting, the architects were able to see the true scale of the project that is set to include touristic resorts and a range of dwellings, as well as access to educational services, healthcare, shops, sports facilities, leisure and business, for both residents and visitors – all inside one complex.

– “We are very happy to announce these agreements with such outstanding studios in the real estate market. MARAEY is an iconic project and we aim to provide inspiration across Latin America. Having these collaborators with us shows how committed we are in our development to top-quality standards, energy efficiency and innovation,” , explained Emilio Izquierdo, CEO of IDB Brasil.

The studios b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos and Piratininga Arquitetos Associados will be responsible for the architectural design of MARAEY’s residential buildings. The former gained an international award with its project for the building Forma Itaim in São Paulo, and the latter was awarded in Brazil with the project to build apartments for teachers and managers of the Aeronautical Technology Institute, as well as having developed urban projects for Fortaleza and São Paulo. In addition, the development stands to gain from the GPO Group’s expertise in infrastructure and engineering consultancy.

Mayerhofer & Toledo Arquitetura, run by the architects Luiz Carlos Toledo, Luiz Claudio Franco and Lucas Franco, were initially involved in designing the Master Plan of the project, and will now also work on the residential and healthcare areas, as well as planning the urbanization of the Zacarias Community. Some of the most noteworthy projects undertaken by this studio include spearheading the development of the Management Plan of the Rocinha favela, considered a national reference in social housing, which led to the community’s Growth Acceleration Plan; medium and large-scale buildings in various segments across the country, such as the Cidade Nova Convention Centre (SulAmerica) in Rio de Janeiro; and several healthcare units in Vita de Rio and Brasilia, and the Saracuruna and Moacyr Rodrigues do Carmo hospitals in Duque de Caxias.

Abacus Property Development will take care of developing the commercial and educational buildings as a company that specializes in designing and managing touristic and real estate projects, with a portfolio of over 150 projects in 21 countries. Abacus will also design the hotels in collaboration with International Hospitality Projects (IHP) and the hotel chains that will be presented during this year. IHP, with over 40 architectural hotel projects in Spain – highlighting the Gran Hotel Inglés (Madrid) and the Majestic Hotel & Spa (Barcelona) – have developed projects amounting to almost BRL 5 billion.

ABOUT MARAEY

MARAEY, Paraíso na Terra, is an innovative touristic-residential project in Brazil. Covering an area of 840 hectares in Maricá, only 45 km away from the center of Rio de Janeiro, the complex will become a worldwide example of environmental, economic and social sustainability.

Regarding the touristic side of the project, MARAEY will have four 5-star hotels welcoming an average of 300 thousand tourists per year. One of the confirmed projects will be the Rock in Rio MARAEY Resort, the world’s first themed hotel under the brand of the festival, where visitors will enjoy the best musical and leisure experiences right on the sea front. Other names will be announced during 2020 to reveal who will be taking care of the luxury resort eco-boutique, a hotel designed to be the most iconic convention resort by the sea, and the MARAEY Golf Resort with an 18-hole golf course of international standing.

The project will also involve a variety of new dwellings (multi-family buildings, duplexes and villas) with integrated services such as a school, hospital, commercial center and offices, in addition to a whole host of leisure activities. MARAEY will also have its own hospitality university of international standing with the aim of turning Maricá into a specialized training hub in Latin America.

With a building occupancy of only 6.6% of the land, the development is set to house the second largest Private Natural Heritage Reserve of restinga vegetation in the State of Rio, as well as including an environmental research center supported by academic institutions such as UFRJ, UFF, UFES and UFRRJ.

The estimated private investment stands at around BRL 11 billion, with an estimated tax generation of BRL 7.2 billion during construction and over BRL 1 billion once in operation, not to mention the 36,000 direct and indirect jobs that will be created when the complex is up and running.

There are almost 200 fishing families living in the Zacarias Community, inside the development area. These families will be protected by the fundiária regulation and will be granted deeds of ownership of their dwellings. Moreover, the community will receive improvements in urban infrastructures similar to the rest of the development, such as sanitation with tertiary technology, road urbanization and underground electricity.

IDB Brasil will also foster the local culture and fishing tradition by implementing recovery programs for the Maricá lagoon, restoring native species, and retrieving the family memory of the Zacarias Community through the creation of the Fisherman’s Craft House.

ABOUT IDB BRASIL

IDB Brasil is the company responsible for the development of the MARAEY project (maraey.com). It is controlled and managed by Spanish Companies, including Abacus Property Development and Grupo Cetya, certified by ISO standards 9002 and 14001, boasting over 50 years of expertise in the raw materials, construction and real estate markets and experience in environmental recovery projects.

Grupo Cetya also works through the Cetya Foundation dedicating 0.7% of the company’s income to developing sustainable projects in the areas where it operates, sponsoring sport, cultural and social projects.