More boats: architect John Pawson has designed the B60 sloop in collaboration with naval architect Luca Brenta (via Yatzer).
The boat has a 60-foot carbon-fibre hull, built by Luca Brenta Yacht Design in Kiel, Germany.
Photographs by Jens Weber, Munich. Construction photos by John Pawson.
The following text is from John Pawson:
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B60 Sloop
The subject of this collaborative commission is a new 60-foot day sailing boat designed by Luca Brenta and built in Kiel.
The project’s functional goal is to create the ultimate day racing yacht, built for recreational rather than competitive purposes, but with the highest levels of manoeuvrability. The aesthetic expression of these functional aspirations is embodied in the sleekest of carbon-fibre hulls surmounted by the geometric purity of a triangular white sail.
Luca Brenta’s expertise lies in pushing forms and materials and the rigours of an approach which consistently prioritises vision over established ways of doing things. The collaboration harnesses this passion for pursuing an idea to its ultimate conclusion in the service of a particular set of interior spatial ideals.
Naval Architects: Luca Brenta Yacht Design, Luca Brenta, Lorenzo Argento Laurenti
Interior Architecture: John Pawson
Project Architects: Mark Treharne, Valerie Chomarat
Construction: Knierim Yachtbau GmbH, Gunnar Knierim, Steffen Müller
Lighting Design: Isometrix
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Posted by Rose Etherington
July 27th, 2008 at 1:21 am
I would think the interior accommodations of a day sailer are of little importance and in no way require any level of rigor in their design.
July 27th, 2008 at 8:46 am
beautiful…
July 27th, 2008 at 10:50 am
wish it would be mine
July 27th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Luca Brenta does it again, always at the forefront of minimal, innovative and beautifully finished luxury yachts, the beauty of efficiency. How much cooler to spend your holidays sailing and being close to the elements on a boat like this rather than motoring on a massive gin palace where you need a team of staff just to park the boat.
The interior is also beautiful, light, minimal and welcoming, however some of the sharp edges (sofa corners, table etc) are definitely not appropriate on a sailing boat, small detail.
July 27th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Ganz wunderbar!
July 27th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
I don’t care about all of these boats.
July 28th, 2008 at 5:09 am
It looks like an emergency sailing boat. All it lacks is a big red cross on main sail.
July 28th, 2008 at 8:19 am
When you’re actually sailing, you don’t car about how fancy your boat looks.. it just has to be light, fast, and comfortable in avery minimalistic way.. real boat-design is about exploring these fields..
when you’re tending to boat-design like given here, it’s not about sailing anymore, but about showing of that you can afford a boat.. whit this one all your neighbours will be jalous for sure, but they’ll think: “he’s not a sailor”..
July 28th, 2008 at 9:35 am
this is a beautiful boat. good to see that the traditional ‘rules’ of interior yacht design (flawed and impractal) have been questioned.
and what is the problem with having a boat that is at the same time beautiful and easy to sail, that is the goal for day sailers and cruiser racers, what is the point of having a boat that is not competitive and ugly?
July 28th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Magnificent.
July 28th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
I fail to see how the interior design questions the traditional, other than the deadly sharp corners-a design conceit. No ventilators or glazing to be seen.
No fiddles on the stove. Looks to have been outsourced from Ikea.
July 28th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
pretty to be sure – but what’s with the terrible cloning job on the first shot?
July 29th, 2008 at 7:36 am
i’m wondering if John Pawson and Luca Brenta have ever spend an hour in one sailing boat. i mean a real one in the real sea, maybe with the real wind. how can they design this very pretty but completely dangerous interior? why they haven’t enough imagination to design a minimal but functional interior????
only nice picture?
momo
July 29th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Beautiful.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:31 am
To Tyler :
If you are not interrested in those boat just don’t comment !
But you may find something interresting in every subject.
just open your mind…
July 29th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I know nothing about boats – but this is beautiful!!! Please bring it to Venice for the Biennale so we can all see it!
July 31st, 2008 at 12:11 am
Essence of modern sailing! Absolutely beautiful!
Rendering shows a lot of light for yacht without windows???
All electric lighting and there goes peace and silence, roaring generator?
Not much comfort either at the helm though…. but
Cool design
August 3rd, 2008 at 1:23 pm
As soon as you catch a wave with this your onion-soup will be all over your knees.
Enjoy.
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Nothing special, nothing new, useless.
Interior : look IKEA exhibitions, staight edges is not everything to make clear space (on the boat dangerous)!!!
Where is a place on the board to sit for sailor?
Totally wrong design, please look into the future, not behind !
November 17th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
As an modernist architect and competitive sailor the hard edged interior is incongruous with yacht racing – whilst I am an admirer of Pawson, Silvestrin et al, this looks to be a far from satisfactory marriage – whilst the boat itself is undeniably beautiful, the interior is a recipe for injury once the boat is under race or ocean conditions. Even at anchor, in swell, or wind rock the edges would be dangerous. Form over function.
December 4th, 2008 at 11:54 am
The only place you could satisfactorily use that interior without frequent spillages or personal injury is whilst stationary in the dry dock. I’m sure it will sell very well.