In 1989, Emad Khashoggi founded COGEMAD, a company that develops haute-couture estates and interiors. In the early 2000s, after several successful property developments in France and overseas, in particular the renovation of
Château du Verduron and
Palais Rose du Vésinet, he and his company set their sights on a new project, homage to the 17th century architecture and a true international showcase of the finest French craftsmanship: the
Château Louis XIV. In 2009, a plot of wooded land between
Versailles and
Marly-le-Roi was purchased and precipitated the project that reached completion three years following the start of the building works. The design and development of the Château Louis XIV was the subject of a book published by the renowned French art magazine
Connaissance des Arts. In addition to the Château Louis XIV, Emad Khashoggi's past developments include the Palais Vénitien in
Cannes (decor of French movie
Möbius with actor
Jean Dujardin) and the renovation of
Pierre Balmain's former apartment in the prestigious
Jean Walter building complex in Paris. ==References==