Gemini is also your first on-spec project. How does that change your approach to the interior design?
We come from a bespoke background and most of our yacht projects have been driven by their owners. So the first difference is that we’re working for the shipyard rather than the end user as the idea is to sell the yacht during construction. The second is that the interior has to work as a canvas for a potential buyer to show them how flexible the design can be, and how it can accommodate their own personal tastes. The project should be conceived in such a way that it is relatively easy for clients to add their touch, lifestyle and personality at any stage of the construction to make the semi-custom yacht their own. So this approach was something new for us, but made the whole process great fun – not just for us but I would say for the shipyard as well.
22 December 2020 16:15 New-Build Market
Parisa Hashempour
Heesen has announced the sale of its 49.9-metre Steel Class yacht Project Oslo24 with the intention of delivering her to her owner in March 2024.
Photo: Heesen YachtsThe 499 GT yacht has been purchased by an accomplished yachtsman who will also captain the boat. The team at Heesen says he has introduced a wealth of practical and technical ideas from his years of sailing experience.
Clifford Denn has designed the exterior of the yacht and Luca Dini Design is behind the interior. Conceived for cruising in fjords, rivers and canals, Project Oslo24 will sport a folding mast that will allow her to negotiate bridges with a clearance of 13.4 metres.