Press Release
Project Kai Smart Hybrid Motoryacht by Baz Yacht Design Is Granted the Platinum A' Design Award in Yacht and Marine Vessels Design
Baz Yacht Design acknowledged for yacht and marine vessels design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Platinum A' Design Award in the Yacht and Marine Vessels Design category for Project Kai Smart Hybrid Motoryacht by Baz Yacht Design. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Platinum A' Design Award Means
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
Regarding Project Kai Smart Hybrid Motoryacht
Kai means ocean in Hawaiian language. She provides privacy on enclosed owner deck with 180 degree panoramic master suite with an office lounge opens up onto 150m2 private deck. This area also provides an open-air cinema and golf practice amenities. Her achromatic tones give her an elegance that is enhanced by submarine anchoring system and hideaway mooring platforms. 4 luminous VIP guest cabins are located on main deck and underwater observatory lounge on lower deck. She boasts 125m2 extending beach club at aft with saltwater pool that also doubles as a lifting platform for her 13m tender.
About Baz Yacht Design
BAZ Yacht Design is a multidisciplinary yacht design studio, founded by an interior designer architect and a naval architect and marine engineer, mainly specialized in yacht exterior design, yacht interior design and engineering. With the sister company of the same owners BAZ Yacht Solutions, they provide "one point solution" from conceptual design stages, to yacht fitout for furniture, accessorices supply for the yachts under construction. Which makes BAZ Yacht Design important and interesting as one point solution in yachting. Their main aim is the happy owners enjoying unforgettable moments on their yachts.
Award Record
Baz Yacht Design is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Yacht and Marine Vessels Design Award
The A' Yacht Design Award is an international yacht design competition recognizing good yacht designs by leading yacht designers and manufacturers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to yacht designers, naval engineers, marine vessel producers and yacht manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include sailboats, motor yachts, catamarans, trimarans, superyachts and explorer yachts. Awarded yacht designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/yacht
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/159993
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/159993
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!159993
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/350845
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.baz-design.com/portfolio_page/project-kai/
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Project Kai Smart Hybrid Motoryacht
- Function
- Smart Hybrid Motoryacht
- Category
- Yacht and Marine Vessels Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive and Luxury
- Colors
- Midnight Blue, Dark Slate Gray, Light Slate Gray, Slate Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Baz Yacht Design
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #159993
Credits
- Team
- Barbaros Atal and Bilge Zaptçıoğlu Atal
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Privacy: With an office lounge, open air cinema, sundeck and golf practice, full enclosed owner deck is totally seperated from the crew and the other guests. Comfort: With foldable bulwarks, the aft deck turns into 125m2 marine paradise beach club within 4.8x2.4m seawater pool. Tranquility: Underwater observatory lounge with massage room for serene times, Smart: Descending deck in water can carry 13m tender in long cruises. Eco: prioritizing environmental sustainability with electric engines and promises silent cruise and docking.
- Inspiration
- The very first idea was to make an eco-friendly gentelman's yacht that can dock most of the marinas and ports without restrictions in size. Owner privacy was also key which leads us to make a full enclosed deck with no crew transpassing, even in docking manoeuver. Other idea was to carry the tender on the deck in long journeys instead of towing them on water. Therefore we have decided to go with a 3deck yacht design with a descending aft deck that can lift and carry the tender.
- Research
- The main research for the project was the eco-friendly navigation systems research. Instead of using generator activated electric azipods, we wanted to use the brand new Man Smart Hybrid engines that can allow the navigation in electric, diesel or both.
- Challenge
- Two main challanges in the creative and research period for Project Kai were the weight of the desired battery pack and the high temperature of the battery pack in electric mode. We have planned to place the battery pack room between the amidship and the engine room, therefore the weight of the battery pack would not effect the main stability. About the possible high temperature, closed circuit water cooling system from seawater will be applied between all bulkeads and battery packs as well as between every individual battery one by one.
- Realization and Technology
- Soft and elegant lines were key for the design. Wanted to make a pure sophisticated exterior which leads us to use similar color and tonnes of hull portholes and fashion plate glass. Therefore plain surface with 2 tones of same color were used. There are even no open hawseholes at bow area in order to keep the unity and harmony.
- Operation and Interaction
- With the new engine system, the yacht can decide different navigation options such as: Zero-Emission Mode: No noise and vibration, zero emission Diesel-Electric Mode: Low noise, vibration and emission Crossover Mode: Very economical operation, Long range, Low Vibrations, Extended operating time before service Boost Mode: Combination of hybrid and zero-emission. %20 more power when compared to conventional system.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Hamburg, Germany in November 2023 when we were in the process of establishing our Hamburg Branch Office and have been developed in Antalya and Marmaris, Turkey.
- Specifications
- Loa: 49.5 m Bmax: 9.25 m T: 2.27 m Gross Tonnage: 499 Class: Rina or Bv, Unrestricted Navigation Number of Pax: 10 Number of Crew: 9 Hull & Superstructre: Aluminium Wheelhouse: Grp Fuel Tanks: 45.000 litres Water Tanks: 12.000 litres Engines: Man Smart Hybrid Diesel-Electric 2x900kW Generators: 2x125kW & 1x350kW Battery Pack: 673kWh Stabilizers: Quantum Cruising Speed: 13.5 knots Zero Emission Speed: 5.5 knots
- Keywords
- motoryacht, superyacht, project kai, baz yacht design, eco friendly, zero emission, yacht design,
