SHINE ON

摘要

To understand Luminosity, you must understand that she is built to be lived on. The phrase a "villa on water" has been worn thin in superyacht marketing but it really seems true, in both the architectural aesthetic and the raison d'etre of this 353ft Benetti. She's designed entirely from the inside out - no compromise was made in creating the spacious, light-flooded interiors - the "glass palace" as the Tuscan yard puts it, with a dash of originality. Luminosity is the second of three 100 meter-plus (328ft+) superyachts launched by Benetti over just four months from December 2018. Because of a crystal clear and unusual brief, the project was well developed before it got anywhere near a shipyard: Zaniz Jakubowski of Zaniz Interiors was involved from inception because of the primacy of the interior layout and lifestyle. Azure Yacht Design & Naval Architecture was engaged for its expertise in glass and hybrid propulsion and worked to create an exterior look that would wrap that interior in straight-lined, masculine style. Jakubowski refined the exterior further, as did Reymond Langton Design, which added "details that suited the volume of the boat, like chamfers which break up surfaces by angling the light," Andrew Langton says. Burgess's New Construction department worked on Passenger Yacht Code (PYC) compliance, specification, design and development, and acted as client rep and technical manager throughout the project as it grew by around 65 ft. When the contract with Benetti was signed in 2014, the yard brought on designer Giorgio Cassetta to polish the exterior. So far so complicated? Closing the circle was Jakubowski, in it from the start, who finalized the design inside and out. And inside was key. On a basic level, she says, "The profile of the yacht was always going to be influenced by the requirements for the deck heights."