Azimut Yachts with "The Sea Deck" for Milano

From the 17th to the 23rd of April, Azimut Yachts presents “The Sea Deck,” the floating installation that recounts the desire to go beyond the expected and – as with the yachts of the Seadeck Series – rediscover contact with nature. It is both an emotional walk on the water and a journey to discover the route traced by Azimut to protect the sea. 
 
In the nautical world, Azimut has realized the ideal of returning to nature: the Shipyard was the first to combine technological solutions to reduce environmental impact with stylistic and design innovations aimed at breaking down the barriers between inside and outside to embrace the sea once again. The symbol of this approach is the new Seadeck Series, the first hybrid Series of motoryachts for families, which will achieve a 40% reduction in CO2 emissions in an average year of use compared to a traditional flybridge boat of similar size.

 

Installation by Azimut, Darsena. Copyright © Gruppo Azimut|Benetti

The new Seadeck Series, epitomizing this philosophy, has inspired AMDL CIRCLE and Michele De Lucchi in the creation of "The Sea Deck", a floating promenade on the Darsena, designed in collaboration with Azimut to bring the experience of the ancient navigable waterways back to the city of Milan and offer visitors a new perspective on enjoying the water from a unique point of view near Leonardo da Vinci's historic canal. The project was designed to re-propose the same revolution that Azimut has introduced in the nautical world, inviting you to embark on a journey to discover the technologies developed by the Shipyard to reduce environmental impact and to share a moment of return to nature, which is the essence of navigation.

 

Yacht Seadeck by Azimut. Copyright © Gruppo Azimut|Benetti

In fact, the installation reinterprets the aft terrace of the Seadeck Series yachts, the Fun Island, which is an open lounge embracing the sea, designed for the first time to offer an immersive experience in nature: it is accessed from the quay through a covered stand that recalls the architectural identity developed over the years by AMDL CIRCLE for Azimut. Once on board, visitors will be able to walk – strictly barefoot – along the ring, suspended above the water, to the center of the Darsena and satisfy that desire to “go further”, the part of Azimut's pioneering DNA that nourishes sea explorers. Along the way, five interactive stations open on cantilevered terraces, referencing the openable "wings" of Seadeck yachts, to teach the path traced by the Shipyard to reduce emissions and energy consumption, the "green heart" of the Seadeck Series: from the new Volvo Penta hybrid engines to the onboard systems that reduce energy absorbtion, on to the with the installation of solar panels and the use of recycled materials and including the carbon adopted to lighten the upper parts by up to 30%. In the evening, the LED lighting evokes the same emotions as boat lights shimmering on the water. 

 

 

The installation created by Azimut in collaboration with AMDL CIRCLE and Michele De Lucchi has the patronage of the Municipality of Milan for the values of sustainability and circularity according to which it was created. The Seadeck Series combines technological solutions with the use of natural, recycled and recyclable materials. AMDL CIRCLE looked to these in defining this project for the fuorisalone: as on the yachts of the series, the traditional teak is replaced by cork, an effective and more sustainable alternative, and the decking of the installation was made from 2 million recycled and ground bottle corks, which will then be transformed again into insulating material for architecture, further reducing its environmental impact. Collected by volunteers on behalf of the Arts & Crafts Cooperative of Cuneo, the corks, all from Italy, were treated by Amorim Cork, which has long been involved in raising awareness about how cork’s important role in the ecological equilibrium of the world.