Project: Portonovi Luxury Resort
Architects: GMW MIMARLIK
Location: Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Photographs by: Courtesy of GMW MIMARLIK
Portonovi Luxury Resort by GMW MIMARLIK
GMW MIMARLIK, a Turkish studio with a well-established reputation for award-winning airport terminals, has been appointed to design manage the “Portonovi Luxury Resort in Montenegro. The Portonovi Luxury Resort in Herceg Novi is a luxurious residential complex next to a yacht marina and a spectacular view of the coastline.
With extensive project experience in some 20 countries worldwide, where they often led large multi-national teams, GMW MIMARLIK (GMWM) is excited about returning to the Balkans ten years after they completed the international terminal project for Skopje Airport in Macedonia.
They are delighted to be appointed to design manage the “Portonovi Luxury Resort” project in Herceg Novi for Azmont Investments, which includes a luxury residential complex alongside a Yacht Marina and Europe’s first “One & Only” project.
Portonovi Luxury Resort will be undertaken by the practice’s newly established Montenegro office: GMWM2
With a number of award-winning international airport terminal projects under its belt, spanning from Istanbul to Vnukovo, Cairo, Skopje, Medina, Riyadh and Kuwait, GMW MIMARLIK is one of the leading architectural brands in the transportation sector both in Turkey and internationally. The practice has also been engaged as terminal planners to work with some of the largest consultancy firms in the world, on projects such as Rome Fiumicino and Amsterdam Schiphol airports.
Although the core business of GMWM remains to be the airport terminal projects the practice has also been responsible for projects in other sectors including offices, retail, hotels and mixed-use developments. Design Management and co-ordination of multi-national team of engineers and specialist consultants is one of the core strengths of the practice and regardless of the type and size of their projects, GMWM always takes pride in providing the highest quality of professional service.
ABOUT GMW MIMARLIK
GMW MIMARLIK was established in 2000 under the leadership of Ali Evrenay Özveren, who was then a senior partner of GMW ARCHITECTS, a London practice originally formed in 1949. Based in Nisantasi district of Istanbul, the practice is currently led by Dicle Demircioglu and Pinar Ilki, who joined Ali Evrenay Ozveren as partners in 2011.
Following the completion of the new international terminal project at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in 2000 GMWM has been commissioned to carry out several other major international projects in the transportation sector in Europe, Middle East and North Africa as well as in Turkey. Whilst the core business of GMWM remains to be the airport terminal projects the practice has also been responsible for projects in other sectors including offices, retail, hotels and mixed-use developments.
Whether it is for a major transportation building or a small office fit out project, GMWM takes pride in always providing the highest quality of professional service. Design Management and co-ordination of the full team of engineers and specialist consultants is one of the core strengths of the practice.
GMWM is also a member of the European Architects’ Alliance, a network of offices in 20+ European capitals.
-Project description and images provided by GMW MIMARLIK
