A Study on Exterior Design Style in Superyachts

Lee, Han-Seok; Byun, Lyang-Soun

Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2007;31(1):71-79.
Published online February 28, 2007.

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A Study on Exterior Design Style in Superyachts

Han-Seok Lee, Lyang-Soun Byun

Abstract

This study is intended to investigate the superyacht exterior design style from the viewpoint of marine architectural design Especially it is focused on the exterior profile design of superyachts. Superyachts are passenger vessels whose hull exceeds 24m They are a kind of luxurious leisure ships. Marine architectural designer can contribute in the field of exterior and interior design of superyachis. In this study we analyze outboard profile of 32 superyachts and extract key design elements of exterior profiles. Those are sheer line, stem line, bow line, house line and windows.

Key Words: Superyacht exterior desígn;Exterior design elements;Marie architectural design