Some superyachts include helipads , or infinity pools , or even gardens , but rarely does one vessel contain all three. A recently released concept yacht by the Norwegian firm Hareide Design has somehow managed to squeeze in those luxe features while adding several more. It helps that the superyacht is 354 feet long—just six feet less than the length of a football field. The six-level craft could almost double as a luxury hotel, with three upper decks devoted exclusively to living space. Below that is an elevated dining area with nearly uninterrupted views of the water. From there, guests can walk down through a central pathway that opens first to a garden and then to the 66-foot infinity pool, which funnels toward the ocean and seems to disappear into the salt water beyond.
Three thousand square feet of solar panels at the very top of the vessel charge banks of lithium-ion batteries, which in turn provide it with sustainable energy and enough power for slow cruising along shorelines. For longer distances and higher speeds, the superyacht allows the more traditional option of diesel-electric propulsion.
Two guests walking through the garden near the pool.
Hareide Design—which was founded in 1999 by Einar Hareide, a former design director at Saab Automobile—has completed a wide variety of projects, from lamps to chairs to car interiors. The firm’s work has received more than 20 awards. Furthermore, Hareide Design has been internationally recognized by museums such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA), among others. There has been no announcement as to when Hareide Design would build the superyacht.
