SIRO Boka Place, Porto Montenegro is the second opening of the wellness hotel brand from Kerzner, which dpa have been privileged to design the lighting for. SIRO (Strength, Inclusive, Reflection and Original), offers a wellbeing experience for guests and residents alike, with a 96-key hotel sitting alongside 144 managed residences. We worked closely with Atellior on the interior areas, Holder Mathias Architects and Arhi.pro on the external architecture and Gillespies on the landscape design for this exciting development that adds to the already stunning area of Porto Montenegro.
From the outset of our involvement in the project, it was recognised by the client and design team that lighting was a vital element of the brands well-being ethos. Guestrooms feature lighting and controls designed to facilitate the needs of guests at all times of the day, from energizing neutral white through to relaxing warm white tones. This theme carried through to the main public spaces where activities alter between day and night, with the lighting responding accordingly, brighter and fresher from the morning onwards with a subtle shift towards lower light levels by the evening, emulating the natural daylight cycle. The fitness and recovery labs utilise varying lighting techniques to suit the activity in each zone, from higher ambient light levels and direct lighting in the fitness areas, to softer and more concealed, indirect lighting in recovery areas.
The lighting for the external environment was designed with the nighttime atmosphere firmly in mind, considering that it had to blend with the existing development at Porto Montenegro, whilst defining its own identity, to draw locals and visitors up to the elevated position of the hotel overlooking the marina.
Operator: SIRO Hotels (Kerzner International Limited)
Client: Adriatic Marinas d.o.o. / Porto Montenegro
Interior Design: Atellior
Architecture: Holder Mathias Architects and Arhi.pro
Landscape Design: Gillespies
Visuals: Courtesy of Adriatic Marinas d.o.o. / Porto Montenegro
Photography: Courtesy of SIRO Hotels (Kerzner International Limited)
