How Sanlorenzo Turned a 73‑Meter Yacht into a Living Structure with a Tree

1. The tree decides the space

BOAT International notes that the Ficus Nitida was chosen before any hull sections were assembled, making the tree a primary design condition. The tree spans the main deck to the upper deck through a 172‑sq‑ft elliptical opening, illuminated by skylights, with the main salon curving around it, turning the plant into the central organizer of both plan and vertical circulation.

2. Submerged aquarium turns "seeing the sea" into "being surrounded by the sea"

Robb Report describes a partially submerged glass section in the hull that creates a below‑waterline window, allowing guests to view the ocean and its life from inside the vessel. This is not a traditional deck pool or a simple porthole; it pulls the sea into the interior, shifting the experience from looking at the water to being enveloped by it.

3. Ocean Resort as the true lower‑level platform

Sanlorenzo calls the aft beach club "Ocean Resort". BOAT reports its area as 230 m² (≈2,400 ft²). The space combines a lounge, DJ booth, swim platform, fold‑out terraces, and a glass‑bottom pool, forming a composite water‑edge platform that merges relaxation, socializing, swimming, and filtered light.

The yacht’s design groups these three layers—tree‑centered atrium, submerged aquarium, and Ocean Resort—into a cohesive experience rather than a checklist of features.

4. restrained exterior lets interior narrative shine

Zuccon International Project designed the hull with a sharper arrow‑shaped bow compared to the vertical bow of the earlier Silver Fox, while retaining the same engineering platform and diesel‑electric configuration. The exterior remains subdued, allowing the interior spatial story—nature, water, resort—to become the primary visual memory.

5. Takeaways for designers

Beyond specifications—73 m length, steel hull, aluminum superstructure, diesel‑electric power, 230 m² Ocean Resort, double‑level Ficus atrium, helipad, sport deck, wellness area, winter garden—the real lesson is the trade‑offs:

The tree becomes the core of spatial organization, not a decorative veneer.

The hull integrates a water‑line window, turning the sea into an interior landscape.

Memory is built through multiple, describable space scenes rather than a single flamboyant hull.

The 73‑meter scale is folded into hotel‑like, courtyard, aquarium, and water‑edge club experiences.

When size, materials, and power are already elite, the next challenge is to craft a clear, memorable spatial theme. Virtuosity answers by planting nature into the structure, pushing seawater inside, and turning the aft deck into a water‑edge resort, making the yacht’s luxury feel stem from its spatial narrative rather than sheer dimensions.