One final element designed to amplify the horizontal perspective is the
oversized cap rail. “Varnished cap rails are beautiful contrasts but they are
so small that they just disappear when you look at the yacht from a
distance. We wanted them to be noticed,” says Eidsgaard. And noticeable
they are, at a diameter of more than 25cm and flowing up the stern from
the swim step. “Every line is dancing in harmony towards the bow.”
While the appearance of height was minimised on the outside, they gave
it a starring role in the interior. To preserve square footage for both a formal
dining room and a spectacular three-storey atrium lobby on the main deck,
the designers cleverly took advantage of the yacht’s ample beam and turned
the dining room sideways, thus eliminating the hallway effect that
athwartships dining rooms typically present.
“The dining room is like a delicious chocolate box,” Tasior-Eidsgaard says.
“It’s quite dark and provides such impact with its contrast to the open spaces.
It creates a cocoon.”
The dining room and its massive table for 14 is to port, flanked by floor-to-
ceiling windows. The overheads are Foglizzo leather panels. Above the table
is an unusual chandelier: suspended from the elaborate ceiling is a
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