Tommaso Spadolini is sharing details about one of his newest projects, for an owner who naturally wants a head-turning design. For instance, the superyacht features a 2,153-square-foot (200-square-meter) sundeck with a pool. More than that, though, the Spadolini 90-meter motoryacht needs to incorporate “three key requirements without sacrificing one iota of practicality,” he notes. They are the appearance and performance of a fast boat, a sense of proximity to the water, and a high degree of privacy between the owner and the guests.
FAST-BOAT FEELING
A 295-footer (90-meter) is extraordinary enough. One capable of hitting 20-knot speeds, and which looks fast sitting still, is even more surprising. Spadolini met the latter right from the first sketches, he says. Specifically, two strong convex lines along the upper deck and the owner’s deck hit the mark. Next, equally strong curves flow fore to aft, crowning amidships and continuing to arc downward toward the beach club. As for the Spadolini 90-meter motoryacht hitting 20 knots, the studio is still working on final details. However, it’s confident it will meet the need for speed, particularly since other proven fast hulls exist.
CLOSENESS TO WATER
Again, a 295-footer is extraordinary, but it’s also extraordinarily large. Spadolini says. To ensure the owner and guests don’t feel disconnected to the sea, he’s devoting abundant area to the beach club. Specifically, it unfolds over two decks, starting with 1,615 square feet (150 square meters) of open aft space on the main deck. The same amount of space on the lower level includes a lounging area and deploying balconies to each side. Additionally, the swim platform is huge, just shy of 700 square feet (65 square meters). That’s not all, however. An infinity pool measuring 23 feet by 10 feet (7 meters by 3 meters) extends out over the swim platform.
The Spadolini 90-meter motoryacht keeps the closeness connection elsewhere on the yacht, too. Floor-to-ceiling glass invites the horizon inside the main and upper decks. And, further balconies deploy off the upper lounge.
MAXIMUM OWNER PRIVACY
Finally, as much as owners often want some separation from their guests and crew, “discretion and privacy were a big part of the brief,” Spadolini shares. This results in enclosed structures for stairs, “so that the owner can be completely cocooned on demand.” Attention goes toward sound absorption, too. Mostly, though, closely controlled access to the owner’s deck does the trick. An elevator and two stairways lead to a lobby. Insulated doors close off the owner’s area from the lobby, also keeping conversations confidential. Two doors close off a dedicated pantry here as well. When the owner does welcome select guests, though, the stairs connecting the main deck and sundeck have alfresco access. They thereby circumvent areas where the rest of the party might gather. Together, the owner and the invited guests can enjoy a wine cellar, a smoking room with a humidor, and an alfresco lounge with a pool.
Spadolini is no stranger to owners’ quite specific visions—like an explorer yacht with three galleys. No wonder, then, “We have spent many hundreds of hours refining the design of this yacht,” he shares. Ultimately, he sees the project appealing to the owner’s family as well as charter guests. More engineering work comes next, with the cinema- and helipad-equipped yacht ultimately heading out for build bids.
“It is very dear to me, like a member of the family,” Spadolini says.
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