“The owner’s stateroom
on his previous boat
wasonthebridgedeck
anditwassomething
that he very much
wanted to replicate”
large tray holding what appears to be a random assortment of candles. The
artisans at Feadship created the “candles” out of alabaster and then lined
them with vellum to get the right warm glow. The individual LED lights
inside each one are positioned at diferent heights to simulate actual candles
that burn at diferent rates.
A pair of walnut pocket doors inlaid with an art deco design can isolate the
room entirely but, when open, an extraordinary view spills out across a
gleaming, translucent Crema Marfil marble floor and through glass
balustrades to the towering starboard side windows beyond. Towering is just
the word for an atrium that rises to more than 8.5 metres. From the outside,
the structure looks like any other yacht with two decks above the main. But
there’s a stunning surprise inside, cutting through the ’tween deck space and
notching into the superstructure to allow a marble staircase to float against
a backdrop of glass. The stairway’s curved and backlit treads are Crema
Marfil marble as well, as is the atrium bulkhead, its surface broken by insets
of little silver fish. “And that marble lobby is right over the engine room so
we had to figure out how to isolate the sound and vibration more carefully
than ever,” van Berge Henegouwen says.Left and far left: the main saloon
is arranged to accommodate
the entire family