Dutch yard Feadship has unveiled its latest 279-Foot superyacht concept during the Monaco Yacht Show 2022. The design marks the eleventh concept ever presented by the shipyard and builds on extensive research and discussions with owners, designers and architects.
The 279-footer, known as Slice, features a cutting-edge exterior engineered to brighten up the whole interior. According to the Dutch yard, the designers at Studio De Voogt sliced the vessel right down the middle and then added a long strip of glass between the two halves.
The transparent panel, which runs from bow to stern, will reportedly allow natural light to filter through multiple decks and bring the outside world in. Slice “turns the inside out and the outside in,” according to Studio De Voogt lead designer Chris Bottoms and head of design Tanno Weeda.
The Feadship concept gets its name from this “slice” of glass, which reinvents the way that light can be brought inside. According to the shipyard, “a once predictable flow of spaces is abandoned in favour of a fresh approach to the onboard lifestyle.”
Penned by Dutch designer Marco van Ham, the interior pairs a subtle, neutral palette with a range of shiny and matte materials. As Feadship requested teak be avoided entirely, the vessel is instead replete with marble, onyx, liquid metal, silver leaf, shagreen, straw marquetry and even pyrite.
The layout is free of tight, boxy rooms and is instead open and airy. The cabins can allow for up to 20 guests (or 12 for commercial purposes) and 24 crew. The owner’s suite, of course, sports its own private terrace with a small pool. Details such as undulating lines and contrast between gloss and matte surfaces work together to contribute to the refined ambience.
One example of this unexpected layout is a 753-square-foot atrium, which is flanked by cascading circular balconies and is uninterrupted by the staircase.
Outside, meanwhile, Slice is equipped with a 33-foot, multi-level pool on the aft deck, which creates a hybrid space that sits somewhere between a beach club and an open-air cabana overlooking the water. Feadship says this space was designed using “data science.” Basically, the designers researched the best place to put it (and added hidden dampers) to prevent the water from sloshing about while you’re cruising.
Elsewhere, there is a passerelle that pops out at the touch of a button, a forward tender garage, a large beach club, a sky lounge, a Jacuzzi and a number of open-air lounges.
The design team has paid particular attention to privacy as well, with a full-height segment and a passerelle that hinges open at the touch of a button, allowing guests to disappear into the privacy and security of the interior.
Slice will be fitted with four dual-fuel generators running on methanol and non-fossil diesel (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) that will power two Azimuthing pods. The yacht has an estimated top speed of 16 knots, a cruising speed of 11 knots and a range of approximately 5,000 miles.
Feadship says there is also the option of replacing one of the generators with fuel cells in the future, which would generate clean, green energy to power the hotel load. The modern design also harnesses eco-friendly propulsion options, with the engineering team calling her “fuel agnostic”. In a statement, Feadship touched on using both methanol and non-fossil diesel (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil – HVO) for powering two Azimuthing pods.
Feadship has been producing fully engineered concepts for more than a decade to inspire future owners. Slice, which marks the yard’s 11th design, is available for immediate construction and could be delivered as soon as 2027.
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