Hera Nkoj Nkhiav Khwb Cua by Nicola Mondini

Hera Nkoj Nkhiav Khwb Cua by Nicola Mondini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Nkoj Loj thiab Nkoj Hiav Txwv Competition Category.

ToojNkoj Loj· 2020

Hera Nkoj Nkhiav Khwb Cua

by Nicola Mondini

Client: Nicola Mondini

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Nkoj Loj Category

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The Design

About Hera Nkoj Nkhiav Khwb Cua

Hera yog ib lub tswv yim nkoj nkhiav khwb cua uas tau txais kev tshoov siab los ntawm cov nkoj nkhiav J-Class uas tau tsim thaum xyoo 1930. Tus qauv tsim no raug txhais los ntawm ob lub ntim uas sib tshuam. Ib lub ntim deck ntws saum lub hull txij ntawm lub bow mus rau qhov chaw tsav nkoj, qhov chaw uas lub deck vov puag ncig lub hull thiab tsim cov rudder sib txuas ua ke. Lub hull muaj cov qhov chaw tswj hwm uas tau txais kev tshoov siab los ntawm kev tsim tsheb, nrog cov kab ci ntsa iab khiav raws ob sab. Qhov sib tshuam ntawm ob lub ntim no tsim cov qhov qhib pom duab hnub ci thiab tuav cov ncej txhawb rau lub log tsav. Hera muaj qhov ntev 48 mev thiab tau tsim los ntawm cov khoom carbon composite uas hnyav sib.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Hera Nkoj Nkhiav Khwb Cua yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Hera Nkoj Nkhiav Khwb Cua xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Hera Nkoj Nkhiav Khwb Cua ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The innovative deck is the biggest visual innovation: its volume celebrates wind and speed as it flows over the hull, from the bow to the steer. The narrow tip merges seamlessy into the bow of the yacht and it grows wider towards the steer, where it wraps around the hull creating its unique integrated rudders.
The hull design has very contolled surfacing inspired by automotive design, where meticulously controlled highlights run along its sides.
The intersection of these two volumes seamlessly creates the opening for the day-light and they integrate the support for the steering wheels.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length overall: 48 m
Maximum beam: 8,5 m
Draught: 7 m
Sail area: 920 m2
Tags: Yacht, Sailing, Design, Boat, Race, mast, technology, America's cup,
Production Technology: Using new generation of hull design and lightweight, carbon composite construction, Hera is expected to surf exceeding 25 knots of speed downwind,
The latest carbon construction technology provides for a reduced displacement and an increased rigidity.
Research: This project was inspired by the J-class yachts designed in the 1920s and 30s to compete for the America’s cup. Although this concept does not follow the Nathanael Herreshoff’s Universal Rule of those single masted ships, Hera still wants to represent the same feeling and emotional expression of those vessels. The most advanced technologies, materials and production methods have been taken into consideration for this yacht, to best integrate future and tradition. The general design language is inspired by the automotive world, caractherized by tense and fast lines stretching across the whole length of the hull, to define the speed of the geometry in a minimal and yet sophisticated way.
Hera is a concept sailboat where the top racing performance are married to spacious living space on deck and inside, aiming to offer the racing experience at the highest level of competition and the cruising enjoyment in the maximum comfort.
Inspiration: Hera is a concept sailing yacht inspired by J-Class vessels, the single-masted racing sailboats built in the 1930s to compete in the America’s Cup. This concept is a futuristic interpretation that celebrates these peak racers through innovative materials and innovative shapes.
Project Duration: The project is a personal visual concept privately realized between February and May 2019 in Shanghai and Munich by Nicola Mondini.
Operation Flow: The advanced sail handling system delivers easy control for reduced racing crew.