New Design.

With all my respect to Sir Norman Foster, but that is not a yacht and I wouldn't want to see it on the water.

rowenta irons

Is he drawing the designs for new Rowenta irons?

Agreed. Ghastly.


More a turgid mouse than a yacht.

It's an interesting, "think-outside-of-the-box" design.
At first glance, though, it looks TOP-HEAVY.
Am curious as to how stable it will behave out at sea.
IMHO ...

I have the greatest respect for Sir Norman as an Architect. This project has been around quite a while...amongst the murmurings exhaled by my collegues when the images were first published, were 'air conditioning from hell', '24/7 window cleaning', 'where would you stow the storm shutters ?', 'fenders ??' and someone even had a sympathetic sigh for the poor chap who has to service the Sat Com domes. Slightly hypocritical I readily admit, but valid.
Its certainly striking, bold and cutting edge design...it begs the question, if a yacht designer designed an City Centre office, would it resemble a Mega Yacht ?

It is quite a different design but for me it will great due to all the glass on the boat. That glass will keep me busy for a while.

Looks to me like the bridge would have a huge blind spot...wait, where is the bridge?

I suppose that when one gets bored playing with rubber ducks while soaking in a bath that one's imagination could come up with amusing things such as the design shown above that one would be able to sink with ones toes.

Were you maybe considering having someone build it for you ?

ironic comment

if you want to buy a product you can choose

a) product made by an designer
b) product made by an engineer


What do you take????

OK Pro and Cons
--- please no letter bombs from designers

I don't think that the designated profession is any indicator of the utility of the finished product. There are designers and engineers that have actually used, and have practical experience, with the product and there are those that obviously haven't.
The examples are numerous. The aircraft cockpit that most pilots would swear was designed by a man whose wife was having an affair with a pilot. The car with pedal positions that would defeat even the most determined efforts of Senna's ghost to heel and toe. The engine room with key areas only accessible by a four foot tall yoga practitioner and on and on.
It comes down to, been there done that, and implementing the lessons learned.

Excellent