The Sea Deck is the name of the floating installation presented by Azimut Yachts for Milan Design Week 2023, from the 17th to the 23rd of April: an emotional walk on the water designed by AMDL Circle and Michele De Lucchi to represent the route traced by Azimut to protect the sea.
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.
The new Seadeck Series, epitomizing this philosophy, has inspired AMDL CIRCLE and Michele De Lucchi in the creation of The Sea Deck, designed in collaboration with Azimut to bring the experience of the ancient navigable waterways back to the city of Milan, near Leonardo da Vinci’s historic canal.
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: 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, cantilevered terraces referencing the openable “wings” of Seadeck yachts host interactive stations that reveal the stages of the route traced by the Shipyard to reduce emissions and energy consumption. In the evening, the LED lighting evokes the same emotions as boat lights shimmering on the water.
The Seadeck Series combines technological solutions with the use of natural, recycled and recyclable materials. AMDL CIRCLE looked to these in defining this project: 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 is made of recycled and ground bottle corks, which will then be transformed again into insulating material for architecture, further reducing its environmental impact.
Finally, 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.
