The Glass, a floating palace all in transparency

The American architect and designer, Lujac Desaute, imagined the yacht of the future in a design competition and presented an innovative project. A luxurious, cubic and transparent yacht named Glass in relation to its glass walls.

A yacht inspired by the architecture of Lego's buildings and bricks

The young designer Lujac Desautel imagined a floating palace inspired by skyscrapers and Lego games. Within the framework of a design competition, the constraint of which was to integrate a new generation Swath platform, the architect assembled from scratch a project which leaves dreamer. At a time when luxury yachts are adorned with all possible modernities, he has gone even further by proposing a cube shaped boat. Designed on a catamaran hull of approximately 520 m2, named Swath (Small Water-plane Area Twin Hull), a stack of glass cubes in the style of Legos recalls the architecture of buildings. This yacht named Glass is fully glazed and reflects the environment.

A luxurious and oversized four-storey yacht

Within the yacht, there are many living spaces such as the living room and bedrooms, open to the outside, which allows the ocean to be reflected on the huge bay windows "Each floor is entirely designed so that the living spaces, those of guests as those of on-board staff, are optimized." explains its creator. Within the yacht Glass In this area you will also find the crew quarters, the kitchen, the wine cellar and a beautiful terrace on the fourth and last floor of the boat. On the aft deck, a gigantic staircase leads into the living spaces. Finally, the beautiful part is left to the well-being with a large swimming pool, a spa and a sauna.

A project born in the Young Designer of the year"

Lujac Desautel presented this project during the competition, organized by the Boat International Media group, entitled "Young Designer of the year" Glass won the jury's distinction thanks to its respect for constraint and its audacious and avant-garde architecture. The young architect and designer describes his project as "reconsidering the linear design and sculptural forms of traditional yachts" .

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