With a name like Vanish, a megayacht might imply she eliminates barriers, or borders. This 217-footer (66.25-meter) does both. Vanish leverages Feadship’s experience with aesthetic and structural glass, keeping her owners and guests from feeling isolated from their surroundings.
The most noticeable glass feature is a glass wall running uninterrupted from the sundeck down to the main deck. >Eidsgaard Design came up with the striking, and architecturally challenging, design for the original owners, which the subsequent owner undoubtedly appreciates. Not even the floor-to-ceiling windows becoming increasingly popular these days can rival it.
What’s more, the three-deck-high glass wall is within an atrium, itself including yet another glass feature. Courtesy of Eidsgaard Design once again, a staircase seems suspended on all sides, including outboard. On closer inspection, you’ll see glass balustrades. But, the staircase is self-supporting. Furthermore, the virtual elimination of borders between inside and outside stays preserved. The idea is for guests to have a more powerful connection to the compelling scenery wherever Vanish may go.
A third virtual elimination of borders sits in the master suite. Vanish treats her owner to an unusual extending balcony. Most megayachts have fold-down platforms form these terraces. In contrast, Vanish has a teak platform extend out to starboard, and remain flush with the master stateroom sole. Sliding glass doors can then make it an extension of the suite, situated on the bridge deck.
Enjoy these sneak peeks of Vanish’s decks and interior spaces, shot while she was in the Virgin Islands. One more item of note: Pay attention to her caprails. They’re not just teak. Eidsgaard Design styled them to follow the changing shapes of the bulwarks. They’re also thicker than the norm, more than 10 inches 25 centimeters) in diameter. Feadship’s joinery department created true-to-size mockups to make sure they’d work before cutting the first timber for real.
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