Yacht Virtuosity Brings New Ideas to Sanlorenzo 74 Steel Series—Including a Ficus Nitida

The second Sanlorenzo 74 Steel series superyacht is under contract, and with her, some highly customized construction touches are coming. In fact, among other things, the yacht Virtuosity will have an underwater viewing lounge and a live tree growing through her decks.

According to Sanlorenzo, the project was four years in discussion. This included weekly calls with the owner for 18 months before design started. The owner’s intentions for how he and his guests wanted to live onboard required rethinking norms. “From the integration of living nature to the transformation of technical volumes into experiential environments, every choice stems from a clear architectural vision,” explains Tommaso Vincenzi, Sanlorenzo’s CEO. “Innovation here is not about excess, but about coherence and balance.”

For instance, the nearly 240-footer (73-meter) motoryacht has a Ficus nitida, a fast-growing tree also known as an Indian laurel, on the main deck. It will grow up through a large oval opening to the deck above, treating guests dining and relaxing on the aft deck to the greenery. Notably, Sanlorenzo says the owner selected this tree well before construction began, and all design evolved from it. Two skylights in the main deck ensure the lower portions of the tree continue getting sunlight.

Nature plays big roles elsewhere aboard, too. The yacht Virtuosity has what Sanlorenzo is calling the Aquarium. It’s a partially submerged, 377-square-foot (35-square-meter) viewing lounge within the megayacht’s wellness area. Deeply cushioned seats invite family and friends to watch fish and other sea life swim by before or after enjoying the other amenities. The wellness area includes a hammam, a sauna, a massage room, a cryotherapy room, and a posarium. It further has an opening balcony, right over the water.

A further space reinterpreting the concept of nature is the master suite. It occupies its own deck, creating an oasis away from another owner’s suite on the main deck, which has an opening window. (On a related note, two guest staterooms and a VIP are also on the main deck.) The owner of the yacht Virtuosity requested a reflecting pool (below)—not a typical swimming pool—outside the elevated apartment. He wanted to look out the windows or step outside and see how the water mirrors the sky and sunlight. A sensory shower forward and a cinema lounge aft are part of the apartment as well.

Guests can experience water mirroring the sky and sunlight, too. Similar to the first Sanlorenzo 74 Steel, a glass-bottomed pool forms a massive skylight for the beach area. For perspective, the pool bottom is 301 square feet (28 square meters). During the daytime, the beach area—the shipyard likens it to an oceanside resort—is a lounge at the water’s edge. It’s additionally the place to hop aboard watertoys. By night, though, the mood changes, with the area becoming a dance club. The owner requested a DJ booth be permanently installed. Overall, the beach club is 40 percent larger than the one aboard the first Sanlorenzo 74 Steel launch in 2025.

From a three-deck-high lobby to a 452-square-foot (42-square-meter) winter garden on the bridge deck, “the 74 Steel reflects our belief that a yacht can transcend function and become something more experiential and more human,” notes Paolo Ferrari, Virtuosity’s interior designer. His company, Studio Paolo Ferrari, is working closely not only with the owner but also Sanlorenzo’s own style department. Light tones amplify and define the rooms throughout the decks. The mood is serene, relaxing, and welcoming. Striking contrasts highlight certain areas, too, such as the spiral stairway in the lobby. Dark-lacquered aluminum covers it as it winds its way upward. Just opposite, a wine cellar displays favorite vintages. Speaking of wine, a walk-in wine cellar is in the lobby near the winter garden.

Overall, these features, plus a glass-wrapped gym on the sundeck—where the glass panels slide open—make the yacht Virtuosity dramatically different from the first Sanlorenzo 74 Steel delivery. However, not everything is a major departure. Zuccon International Project slightly modified the bow, for example, to have more flare, instead of being vertical. The megayacht also has a diesel-electric propulsion system similar to hull number one. She shares the same engineering package as well, pledging a 6,000-nautical-mile capability at 11 knots.

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