Savoy Residence

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News

Thanks to Trevor Beck for sending this video of the almost complete Savoy Residence Monumental.

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  2. Madeira is being ruined by such developments. This isn’t for Madeirans but for foreign speculators.

  3. In English translation: ‘And so the island is becoming more and more unaffordable and certainly for the inhabitants.’ I couldn’t agree more, Mr Verbong. The size and scale of these new developments— see also the Savoy Palace by the same company— is out of all proportion.

    1. They say beauty is the eye of the beholder. What do you consider, if any, of the hotels in Madeira you approve. I don’t like concrete, but admit, for financial reasons it is the choice of developers so there’s very little choice for me.

  5. Hmm. I do like the stone but all that glass and the Astro turf is gonna need a lot of maintenance and cleaning and will look tatty quickly. It’s right by busy roads and not one shot of the forward view which is suspicious. Not for me. IMO Madeira is losing sight of it’s own identity and is rapidly gearing itself for a different genre of tourist.

  6. I much preferred when it was allotments. Does Funchal really need this much accommodation?

    1. Brown envelopes and the promise of the keys to an apartment when everything is finished!

  9. I much prefer the banana plantation and allotments that were there before.

    1. Yes Peter completely agree . The Lido area has changed so much .
      Madeira won’t be able to cope much longer.
      The government are spoiling the most beautiful island

      1. The infrastructures won’t cope, the sewage pipes will be a big problem in this area, the area has always had a bad smell for years .

        1. Omg!!! Why on earth would that not hire professionals to take that into consideration?

        2. The bad smells I’ve noticed are where Casa Branca meets Monumental. There have been sewage breaks in this area, too, most notably after the big rains of June 2023. However, recently a lot of work has been done along this stretch and I hope it will alleviate the issues. I’ve not noticed anything near the Monumentalis project, but I do know a lot of care and detailed engineering has gone into the infrastructure aspects of the build. It is also not a high density project. 150 residential units along 325 meters of frontage will not be a large stressor on the plumbing like a high rise hotel would produce.

  10. It’s spectacular. The build quality is top grade and the integration of green space is a great relief from the giant blocks dominating the Lido. I imagine architectural awards will follow.

  13. All these negative comments make me curious. How would you then zone this space? It’s in a high density urban zone surrounded on two sides by high rise hotels and apartment buildings, behind are single family homes and in front is parkland. Farmland? That’s not great use of urban space. High density hi rise housing? Maybe, but height restrictions curb that and you block the views from the homes behind. Plus, as Tobi suggests, the infrastructure may not be able to tolerate high density. Commercial? Well, the street level of this development has that. A low profile medium density development seems perfect for the space. It provides great relief from the array of block buildings surrounding it like Baia Azul, Alto Lido, Enotel, Melia, etc. Seen from the sea it blends in with the mountain behind it. Funchal isn’t going back to quintas once you pass Reid’s palace, so I really would like to hear how the urban planners in this group would treat a property like this.

    1. Not a solar panel in sight and unless heat exchangers in every apartment and water recycling systems installed this is just a development for the super rich who don’t ever have to worry about energy bills.

  14. Seems like a well designed high quality development. I saw it from the sea last year and even with the cranes in situ it fitted into the building line attractively and appropriately. I appreciate peoples nostalgia for a bygone era of banana plantations but economic realities mean that these developments will deliver prosperity and much needed jobs to the island. I have seen developments elsewhere which seriously damage the aesthetic and functional quality of the local and regional areas. In my opinion this is not one of those.

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