- Builder: Turquoise
- Year: 2028
- Naval Architect: Turquoise Yachts
- Exterior Designer: Bannenberg & Rowell
- Interior Designer: Bannenberg & Rowell
- Classification: Lloyd's Register of Shipping; +100 A1 SC Yacht Mono G6, +LMC, UMS
- Length: 65 m/213 ft
- Beam: 11.2 m/36.7 ft
- Draft: 3.15 m/10.3 ft
- Gross Tonnage: approx. 1,400
- Hull Construction: Steel
- Superstructure: Aluminum
- Cruising Speed: 12 knots
- Max Speed: 16 knots
- Range at Cruise Speed: 4,500 nm
- Engines: (2) Caterpillar 3512C, C-Rating, 2x 2012 Bhp (1,500 kW)
- Generators: (3) Caterpillar 175 kW (or 2x 175 ekW + 1x 150 ekW)
- Stabilizers: Naiad AtRest / Quantum Zero Speed
- Guests: Owner's Suite + Private Deck + Office, (6) Guest Cabins - Sleeps 14 Guests
- Crew: (1) Captain Cabin, (2) Officer Cabins, (7) Double Cabins - Sleeps 17 Crew
- Interior & Exterior Design by Bannenberg & Rowell
- 7 Cabin Layout sleeping 14 guests + 17 Crew
- Owners suite located on the upper level complete with private study & uninterrupted 270 degree views
- Expansive Beach Club with sauna, steam shower, massage room, gymnasium and lounge area
- Fold down balconies complimenting the gym & beach club
- Glass bottom pool located on the main deck aft which allows natural light into the beach club below
- Elevator servicing the sundeck, bridge deck and main deck with guest accommodations
- Custom Crow’s Nest elevator that travels up the mast for private 360 degree views
- Commercial grade galley with extensive cold storage with walk in refrigerator & freezers for extended cruising
- To be built on Turquoise’s hull platform with 11.2 m beam
- Impressive volume of approx. 1,400 gross tons
- 4,500 nm range
Volume Studies
Optimization is key to a successful yacht platform. We have mapped out main zones for life on board, and their interconnection, with an emphasis on:
- Efficient Vertical Circulation: Minimized external staircases, for improved visibility and maximized deck space. Internal and external circulation is concentrated in the middle of the yacht, including a guest elevators.
- Laterally arranged guest areas: Large salons with risers and casings pushed to the corners to allow clear open plan layouts and horizontal external views. A main deck salon that overlaps with the beach club below allows for seamless flow between wellness, watersport and living/reception rooms.
- Flexible Owner’s volumes: As well as a forward facing main deck owner’s suite, a second upper deck volume with panoramic views is dedicated to either a VIP suite, upper owner’s lounge, or larger fitness suite.
ABOVE & BEYOND is the culmination of years of planning with the idea of presenting a truly bespoke global explorer that combines timeless designs with features one would expect on a custom new construction project aimed at modern day yachting. ABOVE & BEYOND brings together two of the most iconic names in the yachting industry – TURQUOISE SHIPYARD, one of the world’s premier builder of custom yachts and the most well known & established shipyards in Turkey with BANNENBERG & ROWELL, a name immediately associated with tradition, excellence and pedigree.
The name ABOVE & BEYOND represents a series of two custom projects to be built at Turquoise Shipyard with ABOVE being the first to come to market. ABOVE being a 65m project and BEYOND being a larger 85m project. Each project is uniquely their own yet draws from common profile lines, interior styling & décor. Each mean to inspire and each based on well established hull forms that have been proven over the years. This assures that the engineering has been advanced allowing for a faster delivery period, yet still allows the client to customize their final design taking key features from ABOVE or BEYOND to make the end product uniquely their own.
ABOVE brings together 14 guests spread across 7 cabins with the 6 guest accommodations located on the main deck with the master suite situated on the upper level. The flow of the main deck is the heart of the vessel allowing guests to seamlessly transition from their private quarters to the main salon & formal dining areas. This salon transitions into two key areas onboard that help define the yacht with the first being the main deck aft area with substantial lounge areas with the focal point being a massive pool with glass bottom which allows plenty of natural light to fill the beach club below. The expansive area is more than just any beach club – it’s a wellness area with sauna, steam shower, massage room and full gymnasium with balcony where you can relax after exercising or receiving a spa treatment. Then you have your lounge area complete with full service bar, sitting area, built in lounge area and balconies complimenting each side. With the transom door opened, balconies deployed and you have a truly inspiring space that can be utilized by the builder in endless configurations. And that’s the beauty of ABOVE & BEYOND, it challenges clients to go above and beyond to create a truly bespoke custom build.
Returning to the interior we can take the full service elevator which services the main deck, upper & sundecks and arrive at the bridge deck. Here we find the master cabin situated all the way forward utilizing 270 degree panoramic views complimented by private owner study, dressing room and ensuite. Back aft is the sky lounge and on the exterior the primary alfresco dining area onboard which I feel is destined to be the most popular dining area onboard.
Regarding the crew accommodations and ease of operation & flow from one deck to another, this was at the forefront of the conversation when designing the layout of the vessel. Crew can flow from one deck to another with ease, each deck has a substantial pantry for maximized service levels. A commercial grade galley with expansive refrigeration & walk in freezer spaces, walk in pantry allows for provisioning for extended cruising. There are proper laundry facilities, crew gym, oversized crew mess – all aimed at keeping everyone happy when traveling onboard, not just the owner & his guests but the crew which I feel is equally important.
A final bespoke touch by Bannenberg & Rowell is the ‘Crows Nest’ which is a custom designed platform that climbs the height of the mast allowing for 360 degree views. Imagine using this feature when cruising the polar regions, or docked in Port Hercule for the Monaco Grand Prix. Such a great touch and something that I feel summarizes the goal of ABOVE & BEYOND. Two projects uniquely their own aimed at inspiring a buyer who wants the absolute best.
We hope this inspires you. We hope this captures your imagination. And we would be blessed to be involved in making a dream or a vision become reality.
Go ABOVE & BEYOND.
Yachting horizons have broadened.
A new or maturing owner is as likely to cruise Antarctica as the playgrounds of the Med. The environment on board should provide comfort, security and sanctuary, while inviting those dynamic landscapes inside, both physically through material, and emotionally, through vision, form and light.
Our designs will provide synergy with the exterior environment: Natural flamed stone coupled with oiled timber finished and elemental features and themes, such as fire, cast glass and coastal tones.
Beginning with the 65m model we will:
- Develop practical options for interior living: access to the water, connected spaces, occasional reading or working areas, plenty of options for convivial dining and entertainment, small or large groups, formal and informal...
- Maximize functional utility
- Maximize interior accommodation
- Consider foredeck mounted tenders to optimize interior GT
- Reference and competition yachts have prominent glass and sightline features, either graphics or large panels. Therefore consider panoramic features and good coordination between interior views and exterior bulwarks and sheer lines
- Maximize use of soft boundaries to interior walls to create sightlines and improve orientation on board (long architectural views)
- Consider glass bottomed pools and decks to maximize borrowed light and create dynamic signature ambiance
- Consider maximizing glass features and sightlines from the interior
- Adaptable/optional wellness and beauty facilities
- Develop a signature silhouette, including surface features and recognizable stance, as a foundation for the range
Ending with the 85m model we will:
- Continue with the space planning to offer alternative design options to the 65m as to appeal to a new buyer or show the functional options that a client can choose when finalizing the lyout
- Emphasize the fact that the end length overall can be increased or decreased depending on the clients vision along with the gross tonnage
- Incorporate a Nemo room into the beach club area offereing a unique underwater vieiwing experience
- Focus the design on wellness and health with a full service spa, cold plunge, beauty salon, gymnasium in a zen-like atmosphere
- Maximize tender & toy storage with the forward vision of life on (and below) the sea
- Commercial quality galley one would expect in a Michelin star restaurant
- Maximizing glass features throughout
- Glass bottomed pool that allows natural light to enter into the beach club below creating dynamic signature ambiance
- That same signature silhouette found on the 65m ABOVE with recognizable stance and profile lines
A Unique Heritage 1957-2002
Bannenberg & Rowell Design Ltd is the direct descendant of Jon Bannenberg Ltd, the convention-breaking studio founded by Dickie Bannenberg’s late father in the late 1950’s.
Jon Bannenberg designed an unbroken line of the most iconic and admired yachts in the world. Often referred to as the “Le Corbusier” of yacht design, he worked with shipyards in Holland, Germany, Italy, Australia and France. Beyond yachts, Bannenberg’s body of work was widespread, but focused at the very highest level, and included, first class suites and public rooms on the Queen Elizabeth 2 liner for Cunard, aircraft interiors and even bespoke car design for RollsRoyce and Jensen. He was appointed a Royal Designer for Industry in 1978.
Since 2003, when the company was rebranded as Bannenberg & Rowell, the studio has delivered some forty yacht projects - new builds and refits - as well as a further twenty residential and transport projects. The studio provides both interior and exterior design services.
B& R’s base is in an industrial building in Fulham, south-west London, which houses the design studio, a full soft furnishings and sampling library and the design archives dating back more than sixty years.
As the only modern, multi-generational, holistic yacht design studio Bannenberg & Rowell is truly uniquely equipped to understanding heritage.
The Bannenberg & Rowell Design Process
Creativity remains at the heart of the Bannenberg & Rowell Studio, and we continue to seek out new design solutions in response to a changing world and an evolving clientele.
We regularly develop and publish new design platforms which question, challenge and respond to changing life on board.
Occasionally radical, always diligently researched and engineered, these platforms go o to influence live projects, while promoting client conversations and direction at the outset of new ‘blank canvas’ projects.
Whether questioning and solving complex circulation requirements through creative space planning, improving sight lines through sculpted interiors, or improving visual and physical connection with the outside environment, we aim to ensure every opportunity for value and experience is harvested, on behalf of client, builder and crew.
Creativity remains at the heart of the Bannenberg & Rowell Studio, and we continue to seek out new design solutions in response to a changing world and an evolving clientele.
We regularly develop and publish new design platforms which question, challenge and respond to changing life on board.
Occasionally radical, always diligently researched and engineered, these platforms go o to influence live projects, while promoting client conversations and direction at the outset of new ‘blank canvas’ projects.
Whether questioning and solving complex circulation requirements through creative space planning, improving sight lines through sculpted interiors, or improving visual and physical connection with the outside environment, we aim to ensure every opportunity for value and experience is harvested, on behalf of client, builder and crew.
From the earliest stage, we use all available tools to communicate our thoughts: from loose freehand sketches and finishes swatches, through renderings, CAD drawings, detailed specification control sheets, and finally dressing, styling and photographing the final yacht. We liaise with the builder ’s marketing teams to devise demographically relevant designs, and can support the sales and marketing process, including post completion promotion.
Early Views
Freehand, 3d modeled and hybrid presentation techniques provide step by step illustrations of the design development.
Mood Boards
These represent a first sweep at some of the principal architectural hard finishes and perhaps one or two ideas of texture and colour. Once veneers, marbles and specialist finishes are finally selected, we then coordinate a detailed sampling process whereby we work closely with the shipyard’s interior subcontractor to produce a range of control samples.
Visuals
A much more intensive and detailed design development phase then follows with visuals prepared for final interior concept approval.
Furnishings Aboard
These are presented to lay out specific proposals for loose furniture, decorative lighting, upholstery, curtains and blinds etc.
The evolution of these boards into the final costed FF& (Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment) specification allows builder and/or client to generate and control loose furniture budgets.
FF&E Spec Sheet
Every item of loose furniture is controlled by our bespoke software package: Full ordering details, shipping details and any special instructions can be supplied, ready for client or builder to move to procurement of loose furnishings.
CAD Drawings
Our studio is known for the detail and rigour of our design drawings. Working to the pre-agreed shipyard timetable, we produce a full set of CAD drawings for all our areas of responsibility.
The delivery of these is phased on a deck -by-deck basis and will include all the information required by the shipyard to be able to develop their own construction drawings. They are fully coded with the agreed architectural finishes and show the real space available in the interior within the constraints of the shipyard’s netspace construction.
