Vaan R4 可持续帆船游艇 by Igor Kluin and Nienke van t Klooster

Vaan R4 可持续帆船游艇 by Igor Kluin and Nienke van t Klooster is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 游艇与船舶设计 Competition Category.

铁游艇· 2020

Vaan R4 可持续帆船游艇

by Igor Kluin and Nienke van t Klooster

Client: Vaan Yachts

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 游艇 Category

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The Design

About Vaan R4 可持续帆船游艇

这艘帆船双体船在设计时考虑到了活跃的水手。简约的设计灵感来自现代时尚的Monohulls和赛车帆船。敞开的驾驶舱可在航行时或在锚点处直接与水连接。回收的铝制建筑材料仅暴露在磨砂铝制的“ targa防滚架”中，在恶劣天气下航行时也可提供遮挡。内部和外部的地板处于同一水平，从而改善了室外活跃水手与轿车中的朋友和家人之间的联系。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Vaan R4 可持续帆船游艇是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Vaan R4 可持续帆船游艇将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Vaan R4 可持续帆船游艇因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

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.
Team Members: Igor Kluin: Lead designer
Nienke van 't Klooster: Interior stylist
Image Credits: Vaan Yachts BV