走进现代童话里的木屋别墅

走进现代童话里的木屋别墅独家专访萨莱玛(香港)执行董事

“每座木屋犹如一片「小森林」; 身在其中，你会发现有一种与大自然相亲的感觉。 ”
萨莱玛(香港)执行董事费颖小姐

「每逢圣诞节，总令笔者联想起童话书里的画面: 踏进白雪纷飞的北方国度; 穿过一处又一处的木林及被白雪覆盖的小径; 在森林的尽头，有一座小木屋，屋里壁炉里的火苗跃动着，家人围坐在炉边讲述着圣诞故事⋯⋯

假如将童话里的这些木屋照进现实，会带给下榻的旅人什么另类的体验? 今次笔者很荣幸邀约全球销量前三名的木屋生产制造公司—— 萨莱玛(香港)执行董事费颖小姐接受专访，细说现代童话故事里的奢华木屋。

问: 请介绍一下萨莱玛 (Saaremaa) 集团。

答: 萨莱玛集团属于图纳 (Tuule) 集团旗下的公司。我们主要的业务包括预制木结构生产，海运及邮轮，工程建设，地产开发等; 在香港也创立了自己的公司。

问: 木屋行业发展在欧美国家发展较为成熟，依你所见， (木屋) 在国内的市场前景如何?

答: 我们对中国木屋产业的前景蛮乐观的。一方面，中国土地政策提供了不少发展机会; 另一方面，市民生活水平提高，同时公众的环保意识也增强了。事实上，木屋所用的木材可以循环再用，兴建新的房屋或其他用途，不会对环境构成污染，相信大家对木屋会愈来愈喜爱。

问: 北欧木屋有其独特的文化特色。将北欧设计的木屋带进中国，你会如何将北欧与东方文化融合?

答: 事实上，如何「中西合壁」确实是我们目前要面对的问题。因此，我们设立了中欧设计中心，它不但是一个让中国与欧洲设计师交流的平台; 同时可以获取客户使用体验后的意见，让我们更了解客户的习惯与喜好。

问: 市面上已有不少传统的五星级酒店，木屋别墅可以让客人有什么不一样的体验?

答: 木屋本来就予人一种很独特的感觉。每座木屋犹如一片「小森林」;身在其中，你会发现有一种与大自然相亲的感觉。屋里不但散发着木材香味 (用来建造木材的年龄达 55 年以上)，不存在甲醛等有害物质，而且触感和隔音也很好; 住进去好像把森林「打包」带回家。此外，每个设计，从建筑到装修也可以定制的，外观很现代时尚。

问: 你们在「悬崖村」正在进行一些木屋项目，可以详细分享一下吗?

答: 木屋坐落于海拔 2500 米的「悬崖村」，驾驶越野车前往需时 5 小时，或可乘坐直升机到达。或许有不少人会好奇地问:「建造在 2500 米海拔高度上的木屋安全吗?」事实上，木屋建造没有地形限制，可建于山地或树上。此外，我们使用的木材抗震效果很好，也能抗风抗潮湿。

问: 萨莱玛未来会否打进香港的市场?

答: 我们于香港设立了中欧中心，负责项目设计及规划。在未来，我们将打算于香港上市。

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走進現代童話裡的木屋別墅獨家專訪薩萊瑪(香港)執行董事

“每座木屋猶如一片「小森林」; 身在其中，你會發現有一種與大自然相親的感覺。”
薩萊瑪(香港)執行董事費穎小姐

「每逢聖誕節，總令筆者聯想起童話書裡的畫面: 踏進白雪紛飛的北方國度; 穿過一處又一處的木林及被白雪覆蓋的小徑; 在森林的盡頭，有一座小木屋，屋裡壁爐裡的火苗躍動著，家人圍坐在爐邊講述著聖誕故事⋯⋯

假如將童話裡的這些木屋照進現實，會帶給下榻的旅人甚麼另類的體驗? 今次筆者很榮幸邀約全球銷量前三名的木屋生產製造公司 —— 薩萊瑪(香港)執行董事費穎小姐接受專訪，細說現代童話故事裡的奢華木屋。

問: 請介紹一下薩萊瑪 (Saaremaa) 集團。

答: 薩萊瑪集團屬於圖納 (Tuule) 集團旗下的公司。我們主要的業務包括預製木結構生產，海運及郵輪，工程建設，地產開發等; 在香港也創立了自己的公司。

問: 木屋行業發展在歐美國家發展較為成熟，依你所見， (木屋) 在國內的市場前景如何?

答: 我們對中國木屋產業的前景蠻樂觀的。一方面，中國土地政策提供了不少發展機會; 另一方面，市民生活水平提高，同時公眾的環保意識也增強了。事實上，木屋所用的木材可以循環再用，興建新的房屋或其他用途，不會對環境構成污染，相信大家對木屋會愈來愈喜愛。

問: 北歐木屋有其獨特的文化特色。將北歐設計的木屋帶進中國，你會如何將北歐與東方文化融合?

答: 事實上，如何「中西合壁」確實是我們目前要面對的問題。因此，我們設立了中歐設計中心，它不但是一個讓中國與歐洲設計師交流的平台; 同時可以獲取客戶使用體驗後的意見，讓我們更了解客戶的習慣與喜好。

問: 市面上已有不少傳統的五星級酒店，木屋別墅可以讓客人有甚麼不一樣的體驗?

答: 木屋本來就予人一種很獨特的感覺。每座木屋猶如一片「小森林」;身在其中，你會發現有一種與大自然相親的感覺。屋裡不但散發著木材香味 (用來建造木材的年齡達 55 年以上)，不存在甲醛等有害物質，而且觸感和隔音也很好; 住進去好像把森林「打包」帶回家。此外，每個設計，從建築到裝修也可以定製的，外觀很現代時尚。

問: 你們在「懸崖村」正在進行一些木屋項目，可以詳細分享一下嗎?

答: 木屋坐落於海拔 2500 米的「懸崖村」，駕駛越野車前往需時 5 小時，或可乘坐直升機到達。或許有不少人會好奇地問:「建造在 2500 米海拔高度上的木屋安全嗎?」事實上，木屋建造沒有地形限制，可建於山地或樹上。此外，我們使用的木材抗震效果很好，也能抗風抗潮濕。

問: 薩萊瑪未來會否打進香港的市場?

答: 我們於香港設立了中歐中心，負責項目設計及規劃。在未來，我們將打算於香港上市。

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VILLA IN A FAIRY TALE
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL MANAGER OF SAAREMAA HOUSES

“Wooden houses have always given people a unique feeling. Each wooden house is like a “little forest”.”
— Sophie Fei, General Manager of Saaremaa Houses

When it comes to Christmas, I am often reminded of the scenes in a fairy tale: stepping into a Nordic country deep in the snow, through one and another woods with snow-covered trails; at the end of the forest, there is a small wooden hut, where the flame is lurking in the fireplace, and a family gathers around it fireplace to tell Christmas stories…

If the wooden houses in the fairy tale become a reality, what kind of alternative experience will be offered to the travellers who are staying there? This time, I am honoured to invite Miss Sophie Fei, General Manager of Saaremaa Houses, one of the top three wooden house manufacturing companies in the world to discuss the luxury wooden houses in modern fairy tales.

Q: Please give us an introduction of Saaremaa Group.

A: Saaremaa Group is a company of the Tuule Group. Our main businesses include production of prefabricated wood structures, shipping and cruise lines, engineering construction, real estate development, etc. We have also established our own company in Hong Kong.

Q: The development of the huts industry is relatively mature in European countries and the United States. Based on your observation, what is the outlook for (wooden houses) in the mainland China market?

A: We are pretty optimistic about the prospects of the Chinese wooden house industry. On the one hand, China’s land policy offers many opportunities for development; on the other hand, as the citizens’ standard of living has been upgraded, public’s awareness of environmental protection has also increased. In fact, the wood used in the wooden house can be recycled and used to build new houses or other uses, which would not pollute the environment. I believe everyone will be more and more fond of the wooden house.

the wooden houses are located at “**The Cliff Village**” **at 2**,**500 metres above sea level**

Q: Nordic wooden houses have their own unique cultural characteristics. When you bring Nordic-designed wooden houses to China, how would you integrate both Nordic and Eastern cultures?

A: In fact, how to “integrate East and West” is indeed an issue confronting us. As such, we have set up the China-Europe Design Centre, which is not only a platform for Chinese and European designers to conduct exchanges, but also allows us to get feedback from customers on their after-use experience so that we can better understand the habits and preferences of customers.

Q: There are many traditional five-star hotels on the market. How can wooden villas offer guests different experiences?

A: Wooden houses have always given people a unique feeling. Each wooden house is like a “little forest”. Inside such a structure, you will discover a close feeling with nature. The house not only exudes the scent of the wood (the “age” of the wood we select for building is more than 55 years), it contains no harmful substances, such as, formaldehyde. Besides, the touch and sound insulation is very good, living there is as if you have brought the forest back home. In addition, each design from the building to the decoration stages can also be customised so as to make the wooden house appear modern and stylish.

Q: You are working on some wooden house projects in “The Cliff Village”. Can you elaborate more on that?

A: The wooden houses are located at “The Cliff Village” at 2,500 metres above sea level. It takes a five-hour drive on a buggy, or it can be reached by helicopter. Perhaps many people will be curious to ask: “Is it safe to build a wooden house at an altitude of 2,500 metres?” In fact, there are no terrain restrictions on the construction of wooden houses, which can be built on mountains or trees. Additionally, the wood we use is very resistant to earthquakes and is also resistant to wind and moisture.

Q: Will Saaremaa enter the Hong Kong market in the future?

A: We have set up a China-Europe Centre in Hong Kong, which is responsible for project design and planning. In the future, we plan to list in Hong Kong.

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