Airplane or Superyacht? What do You Think?

Designers Lucas Colombo and Max Pardo cut their teeth on airplane design working with aviation giants such as Boeing

Designers Lucas Colombo and Max Pardo cut their teeth on airplane design working with aviation giants such as Boeing testing the boundaries of what is possible in an aircraft cabin.

Today, Lucas and Max are using their aviation design skills hoping to break into the yachting industry with their first yacht designs for a project they call Project Unique.

Today, Lucas and Max are using their aviation design skills hoping to break into the yachting industry

SkyStyle their design studio is based in the U.S., Spain, and Argentina and is more usually focused on advanced airplane conceptual design. This project will be exclusively available as a new construction opportunity only with Denison a yacht brokerage company operating out of 20 waterfront offices in the United States with a team of 90+ licensed and bonded brokers.

Concept yacht

The 71-metre concept yacht called, Project Unique, is intended for cruising oceans in style and speed. Her airplane style futuristic profile and a 13-metre beam embrace sporty characteristics, such as a sharp, pointed bow and three-dimensional surfaces.

Airplane styled yacht carries its own aircraft

Other notable features onboard the yacht include a sky lounge sundeck, a jacuzzi, a touch-and-go helipad, and a plunge pool with an automatic cover.

Generous space

Guests can move from one deck to another by elevator or the wraparound central staircase. Inside, generous space leads to fully equipped private suites for up to 12 guests, including four comfortable cabins, one VIP suite, and one Owner’s master stateroom. The owner’s deck is designed with an illuminated ceiling that can also be set to automatically open for an ocean breeze.

is it a yacht or an airplane?

The yacht’s interior is optimised to connect with the environment thanks to the generous transparent surfaces surrounding the social areas. The opacity of the glass panels that flank the yacht can be regulated to define the mood or increase privacy or transparency.

Entertainment and relaxation

Project Unique boasts plenty of entertainment and relaxation areas, including a gym, sauna, 12-seat theatre, and billiard/bar room. The generous dimensions of the vessel allow configurations in different layouts that can be customised upon request.

Denison showed interest in the airplane project when the designers were introduced to them at the Monaco Yacht Show

Denison showed interest in the project when Lucas Colombo and Max Pardo were introduced to them by SuperyachtOne at the Monaco Yacht Show in September 2021.  Denison broker Alex G. Clarke quickly understood the intention to add new and fresh values to the yacht industry and saw that there was a great chance for a very interesting synergy, for the future of the airplane style concept.

airplane or superyacht That is the question

Clarke said, “In today’s world of yacht design, we are constantly pushing the boundary of what is possible both in form and function. Project Unique aims to satisfy the most challenging client. With us presenting this ground breaking design, it allows a client to approach multiple shipyards to gather quotes to help develop and make this project a reality without being tied to a particular yard. The challenge is to find a shipyard that can understand this vision and the client’s goals — both as an individual and in their business/ personal use of the yacht. We look forward to playing a small role in making this dream come true”