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: Anqa’s main inspiration was to offer a new way of living on board. So honoring owners’ individuality & personalizing the journey considered to be the ultimate luxury. I really took time to personalize each touch-point and interaction and tried to find ways to push the onboard experience further.
: The primary focus in designing Anqa was to improve the interaction between the design and people on board. I knew that to be human-oriented had to be the first priority. So the concentration was mainly on how everything will operate and try to make sure that every individual onboard will have a meaningful engagement.
: Actually, we may say that Anqa is still in a development stage. There is still a lot more iterations that I would like to improve. I believe Anqa will evaluate a lot more than she is right now and honestly I am excited about the design outcome.
: From July 2018 to November 2018 to come to the stage that it is right now.
: Anqa is an outcome of being in the search for better living quarters, circulation patterns and spatial structure, having the freedom of movement and concentrated on the life on board in general. Its’ aim was to experiment different approaches in finding solutions to certain issues.
: It's really about changing the conversation. It's not about perfection. It's about purpose.
: Anqa derived her name from the mythological 'Phoenix bird'. It represents our capacity for vision, for collecting sensory information about our environment and the events unfolding within it. The Phoenix creates intense excitement & deathless inspiration. For me, the story of Phoenix represents that sometimes ruin is the only road to transformation, sometimes you need to be uncomfortable to transform.
: Many tools, starting from the diagrams, sketches, and draft plans to design softwares such as Rhino, Keyshot and Photoshop.
: Anqa offers you a certain freedom on board. Exterior deck areas are half protected from weather conditions in order to clear the distinction between the indoor and outdoor spaces.So you can enjoy designated outdoor spaces whatever the weather! Different areas are specially thought to offer different levels of privacy to the guests and the owners. The diversity of spaces will definitely give you the sense of a much larger yacht!
: The technology was used as a tool to enhance the results that are aimed to achieve and to upgrade the overall experience. For instance, let's talk about the forward deck: there is a powered louver system right above the lounge so you can be sheltered and open to the elements at the same time. On the port and starboard sides, there are up- down glasses which allows you to enjoy outstanding views while being protected from the free flow of air. In addition, can be converted into a temporary cinema lounge. All of these things can be controlled smoothly by a single control panel next to the seating areas!
: Finding the right balance between aesthetics & functionality, exterior & interior decisions, respecting the tradition but being open to the new. It's exciting, but having the power to make every final decision and being accountable for both interior & exterior design is definitely a burden and a blessing. It is a complicated process, every decision is affecting other aspects and brings others with itself, kind of like a falling row of dominoes… We really need to be aware of the cumulative effects of the small decisions.
: I realized that every decision involves trade-offs, therefore it is inevitable not to compromise in specific areas to achieve a certain result. At this point, determining the frame and the priorities becomes really important. What are the main aspects you want to keep and from what you can compromise?
: Thank you for having me!
