Milan, Italy
“The SX112 is another empirical model, like every new model we work on with Sanlorenzo,” states Piero Lissoni.
“In this case, we have brought an even more architectural attitude: it is a floating building. We have connected the spaces, exactly as in a building, through very technological openings that relate the inside to the outside, and vice versa. In fact, we have built a villa that floats.”
Piero Lissoni’s new design for the Sanlorenzo SX112 blends Japanese purity and Italian elegance while superseding conventional yacht design with impeccable detail.
Lissoni concentrates on the subdivision of the internal spaces and establishing a constant dialogue with the outdoors.
In tune with the concept developed for the other models, the main deck has been organized as an open plan space that reinterprets the concept of a yacht interior, extending as one single and continuous context from stern to bow, with a living area adjacent to a bar zone and followed by one of the dining areas, in a seamless indoor-outdoor arrangement that is further accentuated by the large windows looking over the sea.
The bow area of the main deck, on the other hand, is fully equipped to offer the most in convivial enjoyment and relaxation, with a vast sundeck that can be transformed into a very discreet and shaded dining area.
On the lower deck, SX112 offers accommodation in three large cabins, one for the owner and two VIP cabins, as well as a lounge area characterized by wooden boiserie and mirrored walls, which can be transformed into an extra cabin with one king-size or two twin beds.
The lower deck also features a kitchen directly connected to the crew quarters.
The staircases are once again a fundamental and characteristic feature of Lissoni’s design.
The helical internal staircase extends for three levels to connect the decks, and on the main deck is enclosed in a transparent oval volume, like a precious treasure chest, that further enhances its presence and makes it appear suspended in mid-air.
The external staircases have a clean and essential design in keeping with the principles of racing yachts.
The iconicity of the design simply demanded a deft hand in the yacht’s interior spaces, Lissoni’s interior scheme encompasses more than just color and materiality to carefully work out interior spatial hierarchy and division in contiguous dialogue with the exterior of the yacht.
Along the yacht’s length, the interiors are planned with an intent to transform them into one continuous environment, from stern to bow, with a living area adjacent to the bar area and followed by a dining area.
The dining area in the forward area of the main deck may offer a private, shaded dining space, but may also be converted into a large sundeck, further adding to the flexible spatiality of the yacht.
While the typology both allows for innovation as well as limits freedom in certain senses, necessitating working on a rather flexible layout, the true Lissoni touch is visible in the material palette of the yacht’s interior design.
Japanese Tatami is used to cover both the floors, and the headboards of beds in the cabins, and for ceilings of all interior spaces.
The bathrooms are adorned with precious veined marble, while teak characterizes the exteriors.
The furnishings too are deliberately chosen to display a rather scattered aesthetic sense, as opposed to following a common color and style palette, adapting to the existing character of the yacht’s bare interior, accentuated by the natural light that floods the interiors.
Freely arranged, the furnishings display the characteristics of a home where design proposals, icons of the great masters, and objects trouvés are combined in the name of maximum contamination.
Alpi, B&B Italia, Boffi, Cassina, Flos, FontanaArte, Glas Italia, Living Divani, Oluce, TechnoGym, and Vitra round up the immensely popular lineup of brands whose products adorn the yacht’s interior and exterior spaces.
Project: Sanlorenzo- SX112 Motor Yacht
Designers: Lissoni & Partners
Manufacturer: Sanlorenzo SpA
Photographer – Thomas Pagani Styling – vandersandestudio
