Porto Carlo Riva — Rapallo
New institutional website for Porto Carlo Riva of Rapallo, with a berth-booking system integrated via API with the marina's ERP.
Project overview
Porto Carlo Riva of Rapallo — a historic Ligurian marina — went through a complete rebuild after the 2018 storm, entrusted to Bizzi & Partners. In this context I coordinated and managed the development team for the marina's new website, working closely with Bizzi & Partners.
The brief was clear: build an elegant, institutional digital presence able to properly represent Carlo Riva's new identity — new logo and visual system defined upstream — and tell the marina as a place, a service and a destination.
Beyond the editorial layer, the project required a berth-booking system built around an interactive map of the marina: users visually select the dock and berth they want, and the booking flow connects in real time — via API — with the marina's ERP, which stays the single source of truth on availability and assignments.
My role was project and account manager: client management, coordination of creative and development teams, and alignment with Bizzi & Partners and the marina's technical leads on the ERP integration, from kickoff to delivery.
Challenge
Translate the post-rebuild identity of Porto Carlo Riva into an elegant institutional website, while at the same time enabling a genuinely operational berth-booking flow integrated with the marina's ERP.
Solution
A polished website with clear content architecture around the marina's services, plus a booking module built on an interactive map of the marina and wired to the ERP via API: visual berth selection, real-time availability check and reservation kick-off on the ERP side.
Impact
- •A new institutional website aligned with Porto Carlo Riva's brand identity
- •An interactive map of the marina for visual berth selection
- •API integration with the ERP for real-time booking and availability
- •A responsive experience optimised for desktop and mobile
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Delivery process
Kickoff & discovery
Alignment with Bizzi & Partners and the marina: goals, institutional tone of voice, service mapping, technical requirements for the ERP integration.
Website design
Information architecture and experience design based on Carlo Riva's visual identity: institutional pages, berths and services section, elegant tone consistent with the brand.
Interactive map & booking
Building the interactive marina map for visual berth selection and the booking flow, with API integration to the ERP for real-time availability and assignments.
Delivery & go-live
QA, ERP API integration testing, performance and responsive optimisation, site go-live and operational handover.
Team
- AB
Andrea Bellati
Project Manager & Account Manager
- TC
Team Creativo
UX/UI & website design
- TD
Team Sviluppo
Frontend, interactive map & API integration
