In 2017, the bénéteau Foundation architecture competition was about the realization of a sailing catamaran concept. The brief? To imagine a sailing catamaran from 30 to 40 feet whose design integrates design, living comfort and innovative systems on board. Here are the 3 projects selected by the jury. This year, exceptionally, two projects (one individual and one collective) won the first prize and one project on the 3rd day of the competition e price.
1 e price: The Hummingbird
The Hummingbird was designed by Victor Donnard of the Nantes School of Architecture. This economical, light and ecological catamaran project mixes sport and leisure sailing. This hybrid concept is first and foremost a racing yacht, but a comfortable and intimate place to live aboard. The reflection weighed on the dimensions of energy saving and innovation in materials. Thus, the sail and the saloon roof are made of a textile inlaid with photovoltaic panels that reduce weight and provide economical energy to run the electric motor.
The hulls are tapered and equipped with foils to limit the friction surface on the water. Colibri's aim is to be as light as possible, hence the use of textiles in the design of the catamaran.
1 e ex aequo price : Héol
Héol is an energy self-sufficient catamaran concept, with photovoltaic sails and an electric motor imagined by the trio composed of Camille Richard, Cyprien de Hautecloque and Pierre Betbeder from the Olivier de Serres school. The project highlights the interior light with a 3-part roof that offers numerous openings, the optimization of space thanks to a clever asymmetry (the catamaran is closed on one side) as well as the ecology with its solar sail that can power all the electrical equipment on board.
The Héol is a sustainable place to live and no longer a boat for a day at sea.
3 e price: Follow the Summer
Follow the Summer is a project carried out by Andreas Kamaris, Pascal Amar, Adriano Ruta and Pauline Fossiez from Rubika School. Following extensive market research, the students imagined an elegant catamaran with rounded lines for living "in and out."
