www.privateairny.com Private Air | Winter 2022/2023
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T
he newest, called Slice, is a
revolutionary 85-metre yacht
that tackles one of the biggest
owner grievances in yacht design:
long hallways, dark interiors and stacked
living spaces. Engineered with a glass strip
running entirely from bow to stern, allowing
for natural light to filter in through multiple
decks, Slice "turns the inside out and the
outside in," say Studio De Voogt Lead
Designer Chris Bottoms and Head of Design
Tanno Weeda.
Instead of offering a few new features or
showcase a single new technology, Feadship
set out to completely reimagine a yacht from
inside out. In simplest terms, the designers
sliced their CAD model right down the
centerline and pushed the halves apart to make
room for a strip of glass running from bow to
stern. It is not glass alone, but glass overlaying
a structural framework that lets natural light
filter through multiple decks. It is a far more
challenging plan than a series of skylights;
it totally redefines the relationship between
spaces throughout the interior of the yacht.
