ArkHaus, at a cost of $3 million to $4 million to launch, would consist of four house boats tied together with 2,000 sq. ft. of interior space each. They would be connected in a square formation and a plexiglass barrier between them, creating a pool using the natural water.
Miami is known for fun clubs and its majestic bodies of water, and a new project aims to provide the best of both worlds.
A floating private club is being planned for Miami, Fla. with an opening scheduled for December, the South Florida Business Journal reported. The project, at a cost of $3 million to $4 million to launch, is named ArkHaus and would consist of four house boats tied together while docked at the city.
Sam Payrovi and Nathalie Paiva co-founded ArkHaus and hired Miami-based Arkup to manufacture the solar-powered yachts locally, the Business Journal reported.
Arkup is the company behind the house-style yacht docked off Star Island. Payrovi said the ArkHaus version of the vessels will be smaller, at 40 feet long with 2,000 sq. ft. of interior space each, the Business Journal reported. They would be connected in a square formation and a plexiglass barrier between them, creating a pool using the natural water. The vessels could easily separate and go cruising, he added.
ArkHaus is currently in negotiations with several Miami marina operations about where to dock, he told the Business Journal. Possible locations are being considered near the Pérez Art Museum Miami and at One Paraiso in Edgewater.
The club would offer food, drinks and fitness classes, the Business Journal reported. It could also host private parties and go on cruises. It would not host overnight stays.
Paiva said the pre-opening memberships range from $5,000 to $7,500 annually, the Business Journal reported. Once it opens, early membership will be $10,000.
Payrovi and Paiva run a private event space in New York, the Business Journal reported. Realizing how lucrative the members-only club business can be, they opened a second location on the rooftop of the Faena Hotel in Miami Beach.
“Nathalie and I were joking that we should put a private membership club on a solar-powered yacht,” Payrovi said. “When we saw the Arkup boat, it wasn’t a joke anymore.”
Paiva said two of the boats would be set up with bars while the other two would be more for private dining, the Business Journal reported. There would be morning meditation and yoga activities. They could also go for sunset cruises and bring in a DJ on the weekends.
In addition to working on solar power, ArkHaus plans to be environmentally friendly, Payrovi told the Business Journal. For instance, the company will minimize trash blowing overboard, he said. It will partner with marine research group Seaworthy Collective to charge its underwater drones at the boats.
“It’s not only a beautiful place to be, it’s practical to be on the water,” Paiva said.
ArkHaus is looking to raise $1.5 million from crowdfunding for its project, including a crowdfunding campaign with a $1 million target via the Republic platform, the Business Journal reported. So far, it has raised about $400,000.
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