Concept drawing blending into a completed superyacht on the water

The yacht design index

Form follows
the water.

A research-led view of naval architecture, interiors, materials and onboard experience, combining substantial Design reporting with verified yacht objects only when the evidence supports durable reference value.Open the lead dossier
08 substantial stories08 evergreen references02 verified yacht models30.08.26 last reviewed

Design intelligence

Architecture at the scale of movement.

Naval architecture, exterior proportion, interior planning and engineering are read here as one connected system—not as decorative surfaces.

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Sanlorenzo 50Steel superyacht underway in full side profile

The working archive

Eight studies.
One design language.

Evidence-led reporting across spatial planning, propulsion, materials, classification and owner-side decisions.

Verified objects

Two vessels in the governed record.

01 · Yacht modelBLUEA 160-metre Lürssen yacht with exterior and interior design by Terence Disdale Design and an officially documented diesel-electric hybrid propulsion concept.02 · Yacht modelOCTOPUSA 126-metre Lürssen exploration yacht delivered in 2003, with exterior design by Espen Øino International and an official record of two helipads, an integrated tender and submarine dock, and expedition capability.
Concept drawing blending into a completed superyacht on the water

The yacht edition

Design understood
as evidence.

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