Each year since 2006, Feadship has presented versions of its Feadship Future Concept, designs meant to inspire and show new possibilities. Several have resulted in new contracts, since every detail and idea is capable of construction. At this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, you can see the newest notion. The Feadship Slice yacht concept takes a different approach to introducing natural light throughout the interior.
The 279-foot (85-meter) megayacht comes, as always, from the company-owned De Voogt Naval Architects studio. Each year, the studio pushes the proverbial envelope in terms of creative thinking. For example, with the concept Breathe from 2010, the designers drew upon biomimicry, reflecting an emphasis on natural ventilation and other related eco-friendly features. With Aeon, the year prior, the team chose solar panels, fuel cells, and biodiesel for propulsion and hotel loads, believing typical Feadship owners would want these come 2020. Regardless, each successive design also builds upon discoveries from previous years.
As the 11th design, the Feadship Slice yacht concept certainly follows that pathway. De Voogt Naval Architects builds upon the sculpted exterior styling simplicity of last year’s concept, Pure. Pure further featured a three-deck, open atrium, for a greater sense of calm and light. With Slice, the interior notion takes off in a completely different direction—although, openness is still a big factor. In fact, the designers say they started with the idea of literally cutting open structure to allow daylight to go down below in new ways, and to new places.
Briefly, the designers sliced the yacht right down her center, and added a glass strip running fully fore to aft. More specifically, it’s glass over a structural framework that lets daylight filter through the decks—much more than a skylight. In fact, it eliminates a big problem owners complain about, that being hallways being too dark. Now, they are essentially mini rooms with as much natural light as saloons. Similarly, a massive atrium on the main deck, with cascading circular balconies, becomes a destination, further offering special lighting design possibilities.
Furthermore, the designers toss aside commonly accepted norms when it comes to a yacht’s general arrangement. For instance, the pool area isn’t just a portion of a deck. It’s a multi-level, 1,183-square-foot (110-square-meter) pool deck. “It’s like taking tomorrow’s version of a beach and exclusive, open-air cabana club with you as you cruise between destinations,” Feadship says.
Besides the lifestyle enhancements, the Feadship Slice yacht concept embraces cleaner, proven propulsion. Specifically, the designers and shipyard assert she should hit 16 knots regardless of whatever non-fossil fuels lie in her tanks. Fuel cells, more energy-dense battery banks, and other solutions can come onboard as well.
Notably, like her predecessors, the Feadship Slice yacht concept can start construction. She can even see delivery in 2027 with currently available technology, yet also with an eye toward future possibilities.
If you’re at the Monaco Yacht Show this week, designers from the studio are on hand at Feadship’s stand. They can lead you through an interactive model of the concept.
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