Ferru Yacht · 2020
Vaan R4 Un Yacht A Vela Sustinibili
by Igor Kluin and Nienke van t Klooster
- A' Design Award di Ferru 2020 in Yacht
- CLIENT: Vaan Yachts
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 27,219
- Verification code C62608B452 · Verify this award
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About Vaan R4 Un Yacht A Vela Sustinibili
Stu catamaran di vela hè pensatu cù navigatori attivi in mente. U designu minimalista hè ispiratu da Monohulls eleganti moderni è da yachts a vela da corsa. A cabina aperta furnisce una cunnessione diretta cù l'acqua, sia in a navigazione o in l'ancora. U materiale di custruzzione in alluminiu reciclatu hè spostu solu in a "targa roll-bar" di aluminiu matte chì furnisce ancu un refuggiu mentre naviganu in tempore duru. I piani interni è fora sò à u listessu livellu chì mellora a cunnessione trà i marinari attivi fora è l'amichi è a famiglia in u salottu.
About the A' Design Award di Ferru
Vaan R4 Un Yacht A Vela Sustinibili hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru, una ricunniscenza prestigiosa attribuita à i boni disegni chì rispondenu à i requisiti prufessiunali è industriali aspettati da creazioni ben cuncipite. I vincitori di Ferru dimustranu una grande abilità, una alta specializazione, una cumpresa esperta è a capacità creativa di i so creatori. Si aspetta chì Vaan R4 Un Yacht A Vela Sustinibili sia una creazione assai apprezzata, ammirata è cara chì hè pratica è innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru integra e migliori pratiche di u settore è hà caratteristiche tecniche cumpetenti ligate à u sapè fà è à u talentu. Vaan R4 Un Yacht A Vela Sustinibili hè rispettatu per a so meticulosità è hè cuncipitu per furnisce miglioramenti di a qualità di a vita chì aiutanu à fà di u mondu un locu megliu.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The Vaan R4 is a luxury sailing yacht made of recycled aluminium window frames, traffic signs and licence plates. It is a truly sustainable yacht that is about 100% recyclable at 'end-of'life. Besides recycled aluminium we also use other sustainable materials such as cork decking, leather alternatives from pineapple leaves and upholstery from recycled cotton.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Length: 1280 cm
Width 706 cm
Height 1950cm
Weigth: 11.000kg - Tags
- Sailing, Catamaran, Recycling, Sustainability, Aluminium
- Production Technology
- The design of the Vaan R4 aims to bring together 3 key properties: 1. exciting sailing experience, 2. luxury comfort and space, 3. Sustainability. This led to a monohull like styling, in a catamaran form factor, made of circular materials.
- Design Challenge
- There are a lot of unspoken rules when it comes to yacht design. Both in lay-out as in material use and look. Limiting ourselves to sustainable products of course means that we sometimes cannot adhere to those unspoken rules and expectations. However, we see this as an advantage; limitations fuel creativity and steer us into unique solutions and designs.
- Research
- With the Vaan R4 we are trying to prove that building a luxury yacht from recycled materials is indeed feasible an that the performance of the product is equal to or better than comparable products. We are constantly researching materials for their recyclability as well as their performance on their main functions and specifications. We are working with several suppliers to help us select and then test each product.
- Inspiration
- Every year 80,000 boats reach end-of-life, in Europe alone. Of those 80,000, only 2,000 are properly dismantled. The remaining 78,000 are burned in incinerators, causing massive CO2 emissions. The Vaan R4 shows this can be changed for the better.
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2017 with first designs. August 2019 the production will start. Early 2020 the first Vaan R4 will be in the water for customers.
- Operation Flow
- This cat is sailed like a monohull, from the helm positions at the back (as opposed to most other cats). It also has an open transom which increases contact with the water. It leads to more sailing excitement and better performance.
- Patents
- 'Vaan' (2018) Idee BV, The Netherlands.
- Image Credits
- Vaan Yachts BV
