Superyacht design, from the first line to the shipyard.
Exterior and interior design for new builds and refits, 65 metres and above. The drawings, the general arrangement, the specification and the visuals all come from the studio.
Exterior design
The profile, the decks and the way a yacht meets the water. Exteriors are drawn on a real naval architecture platform, so proportion and buildability are settled together.
Interior design
Owner's suite, guest areas, spa, beach club and crew spaces, designed as one yacht. Materials, joinery and lighting are specified for life at sea, not for a photograph.
Refit
New interiors and exterior changes for yachts in service, planned around the yard period and the season. Most recently Sweet Maryi, 52 metres, in Athens.
From design to build
New builds are carried out in partnership with Astra Nord. Design by Theodoros Fotiadis, validated by Astra Nord: a single line of responsibility from the first sketch to the sea trials.
How a design becomes a yacht.
Each step is agreed before the next begins. What we agree is what we build.
A first conversation
How the yacht will be used, where she will travel, and by whom. Nothing is drawn yet, and nothing should be.
General arrangement and specification
Every deck drawn to scale: owner and guest areas, crew circulation, service routes, tenders and toys. This is the platform everything else is drawn on.
Exterior design
Hull profile, proportion and deck layouts, developed on the arrangement rather than against it.
Interior design
Mood, materials, joinery and lighting, drawn through to production drawings with the people who will build them.
Validation
Hull form, weight distribution, stability and tank testing with independent naval architects and engineers, cross-checked against Astra Nord standards.
Build and delivery
Design presence at the yard through construction and sea trials, so the yacht delivered is the yacht that was drawn.
What leaves the studio.
The same set of documents exists for every design, and it is ready before anyone asks for it. These are the working papers for the owner's team, the shipyard and the classification society.
- General arrangement
- Deck-by-deck plans for each design, with accommodation, crew and service areas.
- Technical specification
- Dimensions, tonnage, accommodation, machinery and propulsion, class and flag.
- Build route
- The shipyard, the facility and the team behind the build, with Astra Nord.
- Visuals
- Renderings, film and scale models, made within the group by Elysium Brands.
- References
- Available on request.
Questions owners ask
How we approach design, how a concept becomes buildable, which yards we work with, and what happens in the first meeting.
Documentation
General arrangements, specifications and renderings, sent from the studio rather than downloaded.