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Architectures in the Shadow of “Investors’ Urban Planning’’—Case Study of Avala Hotel in Budva, Montenegro



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Kosara Kujundzic

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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2013.07.011

Faculty of Architecture, University of Montenegro, Podgorica 81000, Montenegro

Avala Hotel in Budva, Montenegro, has undergone three reconstructions. Each of them led to significant spatial changes. The first hotel established the foundation of urbanization process in Budva, the building was too high compared to the old town walls in the surrounding and thus not well integrated. The second reconstruction was the only successful achievement. At this time, in the first detailed urban plan including hotel and its surrounding area, the conclusion was that it represents “high-quality, seaside-favorable ambience” that should not be harmed by further building expansion. The last, illegal reconstruction in 2006 resulted in over enlarged new building disrespectful of the surrounding and the previous design. Similarly, the 2008 new detailed urban plan was the creation of “investors’ urban planning”. Entirely driven by profit, it arranges building reconstructions with multiple enlargements. This study tends to point out contextual impacts of the three hotels on the surrounding area, with special focus on the last reconstruction and “investors’ urban planning” phenomena. The applied research method is comparative, chronological analysis of the three hotels. The aim of this research paper is to inspire initiatives that will help overcoming declining and harmful synergy of architecture and new socio-economic phenomena. It is the only way leading to the significant architectural goal: creating refined, harmonized and high quality ambience.

Avala Hotel’s reconstruction, investments growth, investors’ urban planning, illegal construction, building expansion, spatial devastation.