That’s Yacht All: marina architecture

Porto Montenegro Marina

That’s Yacht All: Marina Architecture Is In – when it comes to designing a marina, there is literally a world of inspiration to take from. The functions of a marina are basic and form the building blocks of some interesting designs.

Gladesville Marina Sydney

Gladesville Marina, Sydney

How ugly the shore-line at Gladesville has become; such that it presents few prompts or guides for new work! We have needed to imagine what would be an expression for a commercial marina building in this context

Green Marine Facilities: Southampton Building

Green Marine Facilities Southampton building

PAD appointed by Green Marine Ltd. to bring a little glamour (on a very limited budget) to an existing run-down office structure located within an existing 1920’s industrial Grade II Listed shed.

Portsoy Boatbuilding Centre, Aberdeenshire: STBF

Portsoy Boatbuilding Centre Aberdeenshire building

The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival (STBF) began their process of boat building education in response to a rise in teenage anti-social behaviour in the town of Portsoy, which is long recognised as a centre of maritime culture and history.

Aure Boathouse – Norway Building

Aure Boathouse Norway

Møre og Romsdal Boathouse Building: the boathouse is a cultural and historical hallmark of Norways coastal regions, where fishing used to be the primary profession.

Marseille Vieux Port Masterplan, France

Marseille Vieux Port Masterplan, France

Marseille’s Vieux Port, one of the great Mediterranean ports, is about to be transformed. Work has started on Michel Desvigne’s and Foster + Partners’ competition-winning masterplan for its regeneration.

Marina Point Yacht Club Cairns Building

Marina Point Yacht Club Cairns Queensland

Seeing Cairns as a city of edges rather than spaces, our aim was to culminate the city’s main axis in a new public space, rather than (as originally briefed) single edifice.

Silvertown Quays London, Chelsfield Consortium

Silvertown Quays Development, Chelsfield East London

The Chelsfield Consortium, comprising Chelsfield, First Base and Imagination Europe, has been selected by the London Development Agency as the preferred development partner for Silvertown Quays

Porto Montenegro Marina Building Development

Porto Montenegro Marina yacht

Porto Montenegro Marina design by ReardonSmith Architects, the glamorous new marina destination includes waterfront apartments and luxury residences, restaurants, cafés and first class berthing and associated marina facilities for superyachts and smaller craft.