Luxury Project Management · Client Representation · Geneva

Behind every projectthere is a vision.My role is to deliver it.

Independent owner's representative and project manager for luxury brands, private owners, UHNWIs and family offices. Twenty years of experience managing demanding projects across Europe — with rigorous control of schedules, budgets and the client's vision.

Rue Étienne-Dumont · Geneva
Rue Étienne-Dumont · Geneva
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The approach

Peace of mind is not a promise: it is the result.

A rare combination: high-level engineering, luxury-maison culture and complete independence from the executing companies.

01

Protecting capital

Rigorous control of costs and schedules, early risk management and reduction of handover issues, from the feasibility study through to the delivery of the keys.

02

Protecting the vision

Every decision respects the client's original intent. Nine years 'from the inside' at Gucci / Kering taught me the codes of luxury maisons.

03

Total independence

No conflict of interest, no supplier commission. A single point of contact, fully accountable, from the first meeting to the handover of keys.

20
years of experience
€100M+
of CAPEX delivered
100,000+ sqm
of surface delivered
30+
yachts managed and delivered
3
working languages
Expertise

A modular offering, from feasibility to handover of keys.

Projects starting from CHF 500K. Full mandates or targeted assignments.

01

Full management (AMO/RMO)

Complete project management — planning, budget, tendering, coordination of architects and engineers, construction monitoring and coordination, and handover of the works.

02

Targeted assignment

Feasibility studies, review of ongoing projects, technical due diligence for investors and family offices.

03

Crisis management

Taking over troubled sites, revising programmes, rapid intervention with executive-level reporting.

04

MEP & FF&E supervision

Coordination of technical packages — mechanical, electrical and HVAC — and FF&E through to commissioning and final handover.

Selected projects

A track record
you can verify.

From luxury leather goods to superyachts, one constant standard: zero surprises, UHNWI standards.

References available upon request.

Gucci ArtLab
01

Gucci ArtLab

Gucci · Kering Group

2016–2021
€64M · 37,000+ sqm

Integrated campus bringing together leather goods, footwear and jewellery. LEED Gold certified and delivered in line with the agreed schedule and budget. Inaugurated by M. Bizzarri and F.-H. Pinault.

Scandicci (FI), Italy

Benetti Yachts
02

Benetti Yachts

Azimut Benetti Group

2008–2015
up to €50M+

Engineering and project management for 24–45 metre superyachts. Coordination of MEP systems, propulsion, HVAC and automation in accordance with Lloyd's, RINA and ABS classification requirements.

Viareggio, Italy

Hospitality & Restaurants
Hospitality & Restaurants
03

Hospitality & Restaurants

Capomondo SA

2024–2025
~€1.25M

Simultaneous management of restaurant renovations and openings across Italy and Switzerland. Up to five active construction sites managed in parallel while maintaining business continuity.

Italy · Switzerland

Maiora | AB Yachts
04

Maiora | AB Yachts

FIPA Italiana Yachts · Maiora | AB Yachts

2004–2007
Yachts up to 40 m

Technical Specialist on Italian planing yachts. Technical coordination of onboard systems, propulsion and finishes, with direct production monitoring at the shipyard.

Viareggio, Italy

Retail & Manufacturing Facilities
05

Retail & Manufacturing Facilities

Gucci · Kering Group

2016–2023
€35M+ combined

From the new industrial complex in Sombor (Serbia) to expansions of leather-goods and footwear production sites in Italy and Romania — often in a live production environment. Cross-border deliveries, on time and on budget.

Italy · Romania · Serbia

Nicola Bardine
Nicola Bardine
Founder
Profile

Twenty years at the crossroads of engineering, real estate and luxury culture — from Benetti Yachts to Gucci's LEED Gold campus.

Experience
2026 —

Bardine Project Advisory

Founder · Independent AMO/RMO — Luxury project management · Geneva

2024–2025

Capomondo SA

Chief of Projects — Hospitality portfolio · CH / IT / UAE

2015–2024

Gucci · Kering Group

Senior PM — Corporate Real Estate — €100M+ CAPEX · ArtLab LEED Gold · 3 countries

2008–2015

Benetti · Azimut Benetti Group

Technical Project Manager — Custom superyachts 24–45 m

2004–2007

FIPA Italiana Yachts · Maiora | AB Yachts

Technical Specialist — design, technical coordination and production monitoring

Education
  • SDA Bocconi School of Management
    Executive Program in Real Estate Finance — EPFIRE
    2021–2022
  • University of Genoa
    BSc Yacht Design & Engineering
    2012
  • ISIPM®
    Project Management Base Certification
    2012
Languages
  • Italian — native
  • French — fluent
  • English — advanced
Contact

Let's talk about
your vision.

A demanding project in Geneva, the Lake Geneva region, Monaco or Northern Italy?
Write to me — a direct reply from the decision-maker.

nicola@bardinepa.ch+41 77 433 86 87

Rue Étienne-Dumont 18 · 1204 Genève

Geneva · Switzerland

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