Benetti’s New 279-Foot Project Life Gigayacht Has a Glass-Bottom Pool
Benetti wants you to live your best life aboard its next gigayacht.
The Italian shipyard just unveiled new details about its 279-foot behemoth, known as Project Life, at the Palm Beach International Boat Show. Besides being the company’s largest engineering-platform-based yacht, the steel vessel is all about creating the ultimate socializing experience for you and your guests while you take in the ocean views.
And Benetti brought together a top-tier team to work on the project. Industry vet Espen Øino designed Project Life’s exterior and layout, while François Zuretti, an interior designer who has been a frequent collaborator of the shipyard, crafted the interiors for seamless indoor-outdoor living. Sleek lines mix with the boatbuilder’s classic flair throughout the vessel. Massive windows keep the indoors awash in sunlight.
One of Project’s Life standout features is its nearly 3,000-square-foot beach area in the stern. The space, which is open on three sides, allows you to easily move between the beach platform and the indoor beach club. And you can reach the ocean with ease, thanks to the two 46-foot fold-down side doors and a spacious swim platform.
Project Life’s spacious beach area.
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Inside, meanwhile, the beach club is full of neutral-colored lounge areas accented by blue hues—a color that’s further amplified by the glass-bottomed pool perched above, bringing in sunshine from the main deck. That 194-square-foot swimming pool (it’s also three feet deep) acts as a social hub on the main deck, bringing guests together with the surrounding seating and the nearby bar.
Speaking of passengers, Project Life has six cabins aboard, all located in the front of the main deck. The 1,055-square-foot owner’s suite acts as your own personal retreat; it comes with an extra room that can be used as an office or a place to enjoy a hobby or two. Better still: The accommodation is completed with a glass-enclosed area, which Benetti calls the Skylounge, where you can enjoy those sea views in private.
Elsewhere, you can unwind in the 1,206-square-foot main salon, filled with wooden accents, shades of blue, and those floor-to-ceiling windows. The upper foredeck, in addition to offering uninterrupted 270-degree views, is home to a helipad, a Jacuzzi, and more lounging spots. As for the bridge deck, it’s crafted as an open-air dining experience with plenty of space to entertain. You can also interact with your chef as they’re whipping up your meals via two live-cooking setups.
The glass-bottomed pool doubles as a kind of skylight—or human aquarium—for the beach club.
“The primary concept behind Project LIFE was to put forward life itself and life close to the water,” Øino said in a press statement. “It’s a boat that has been designed for life—an active life, a cool life, a relaxed life.”
The new vessel also sports some pretty cool tech. Its diesel-electric architecture can operate on both diesel and non-fossil fuels, which can help reduce emissions. Project Life’s solar panels, embedded in its superstructure, can recharge any electric tenders and water toys you have aboard. That makes it all the easier to live life to the fullest onboard, then.
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