Porto Montenegro is a Luxury yacht marina and adjacent waterfront development currently under construction in Tivat, Montenegro.
The construction site was a naval shipyard named Arsenal, which fell into disuse after the Yugoslav Wars and the decline of the SFR Yugoslav Navy. The attractive lot on which the shipyard is situated was put on public offering in 2006, and was bought by Canadian businessman Peter Munk.
Munk announced that he intends to build a luxury yacht marina and a waterfront community, which would cater to needs of growing community of superyacht owners. The favourable position of Tivat in the secluded part of Bay of Kotor, together with the proximity of Tivat Airport, makes it favourable location for a marina.
Porto Montenegro is the first comprehensive state-of-the-art deep water marina in the Adriatic Sea. It will eventually offer over 600 berths of all sizes – at least 130 reserved for yachts of over 30 metres – as part of a full-service community of luxury apartments, shops, restaurants and other sports and entertainment amenities. The marina will have berths for 650 yachts, 150 of them super yachts, up to 150m long.
Porto Montenegro is a phased development, currently there are 185 marina berths, five mixed-use buildings containing 130 luxury residences, over 20 retail outlets, a full sports facility, yacht club, 64m infinity pool and lounge bar named the Lido Mar, a naval heritage museum, and a planned waterfront 5-star boutique hotel. Following phases are to be developed in line with demand. Projects related to Porto Montenegro include an 18-hole golf course in the vicinity of Tivat Airport, and a possible acquisition of Bijela shipyard by Peter Munk, which should serve as a yacht maintenance facility.
Following an international architectural competition, ReardonSmith Architects was appointed to master plan and design the entirely new marina resort and residential community of Porto Montenegro. A key to their success in winning this extraordinary project was the team’s interpretation of the town planning and massing of several historic towns in the region. The proposal respected both the local architectural inheritance and the natural habitat while creating something genuinely new and avoiding pastiche. In master planning the resort, the practice took as its guiding influence the seminal work of American urban planner Kevin Lynch, who described the human need to balance clarity and surprise in the city environment.
Virtually all the existing structures will be demolished and their stone and brick crushed to form aggregate; timbers will also be re-used. New construction will predominantly be in local stone and render with roofing in terracotta and clay tiles.
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