PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

The two stages of the STYLARIUS project will require different actions and features depending on the stage of development.

PHYSICAL NEEDS

By physical needs we mean the required building plots, the accommodation buildings and other facilities. All plots, as well as the houses which are planned to be renovated, have been acquired by the project owners. 

Building plots

As already stated, the project owners have bought all the necessary plots: a single plot of  6040 m²  for the implementation of phase 1 and a further 3000 m² and old buildings for phase 2 (renovation and reconstruction). This procured area now meets the project requirement.

Road

The road for phase 1 of the Stylarius Project already exists. Phase 2 of the project requires the opening of a new road of about 400- 500 m in length. This road will connect the upper part of the village with the main village road. At present the preparation and feasibility is being detailed.

Facilities

Phase 1 of the project will comprise accommodation units, a restaurant and kitchen, office, reception room, workshop and a swimming-pool - a total surface area of 1500 m² . Phase 2 comprises 1000 m² consisting mainly of stone and wood houses to be renovated or reconstructed. 

Infrastructure needs

Electricity, water and telephone connections are already available on the site where phase 1 and phase 2 of the Styalrius project will be built. A proper sewage system is still lacking, but the installation of sewage systems in all the villages of Karaburun Pensinsula should be completed by the end of 2009. In the mean time, and in order to set a good practice example, the Stylarius project will construct its own biological waste water treatment system on the site of phase 1. The waste water from the houses in phase 2 will be collected in septic tanks. When the sewage system is finally installed, these houses will be then connected to the village sewage system. The project will also use its own water from an artesian well. Solid waste will be sorted into recyclable and organic waste. Organic waste will be composted, while recyclable waste will be collected by a private company which is already operating in Karaburun.

Vehicle

It is planned to purchase a tractor, trailer and mini-excavator for the building phase of the project. Once the building phase is finished, both machines will be used for maintenance and agricultural work in and around the village and the eco-lodge. The project owners already have a mini-bus with a capacity for 12 passengers. 

SUPPORT EQUIREMENTS

Getting support for the sound realisation of the Stylarius project is one of the important issues for the project owners. 

Until now, regional and local official bodies such as the Karaburun Municipality , academic institutes (Izmir High Institute for Technology and the Aegean University ) and various local organisations (Local Agenda 21, SAD-AGAF Monk Seal Protection Programme, Union for the development of the environment, culture and tourism) have all been giving moral support to the Stylarius project. The project owners hope that this support will increase along with the implementation of the project.

The Stylarius project should not only be considered as a commercial project. It is the project owners profound wish that the Stylarius project will be a pilot and model for a form of tourism which should determine the future development of the Karaburun Peninsula . They hope that, through this example, the authorities will decide to support the development of alternative tourism rather than the mass tourism model.

FINANCING

A detailed budget and feasibility study has not yet been finalised. But based on similar projects elsewhere in the world, the total value of the project has been estimated at about 2 million Euros. Part of this has been financed by the project owners. The remaining part needs to be found from other sources. The project owners are presently studying the various possibilities of financial credit, leasing and barter possibilities from national or international sources.

However, the preference is going to a barter formula, where one or more tour operators would provide the necessary funds in return for a precise number of beds and services over a specified number of years. This would give investors the opportunity to better control and guarantee the quality of the services.