SILENT-YACHTS presents a 'floating villa' resort concept

combining the luxuriousness of a private villa with the adventurous spirit of a catamaran, SILENT-YACHTS unveils their alternative to traditional vacation resorts. with this concept guests can stay on board spacious catamarans, which run completely on solar energy. each catamaran serves as a ‘floating villa’ that contains four suites with private bathrooms and large saloons with a chef’s kitchen, a terrace, a sundeck and other amenities.

all images courtesy of SILENT-YACHTS and SILENT-RESORTS

to develop the project, the austrian yacht producer has teamed up with victor barrett from truedesign ltd. to establish a new company, SILENT-RESORTS, who aim to provide a ‘truly sustainable, fully reversible, island and beach property resort development.’ envisioned for locations worldwide, the company is offering a flexible and pre-engineered solution that includes the docking area with several solar electric catamarans by SILENT-YACHTS, and other accompanying infrastructure.

‘the new project is aligned with our strategy to deliver sustainable, completely silent, fossil-free leisure experiences to clients’, said michael köhler, SILENT-YACHTS founder and CEO. ‘and it is beneficial for the building process. no costly remote site construction, lengthy approvals, complex engineering, or land-based invasive infrastructure development needed anymore. we provide a floating luxury adventure resort, an experience like no other.’

guests can customize their experience and choose from SILENT-YACHTS’ range of solar electric catamarans: from the 18-meter long SILENT 60 to the 24-meter SILENT 80. the project also includes the design of the arrivals dock and reception, restaurant, pool, clubhouse, gym and spa, beachfront tented and hardwood timber suites – all at the water’s edge. the SILENT-RESORTS experience intends to offers a unique opportunity where guests can ‘live fully’ in the world’s most beautiful and pristine places, ‘tread lightly’ upon the environment, and ‘stay silently’ with nature.

‘actually, we are in talks with investors interested in caribbean private island development,’ adds michael köhler. ‘resort owners will love the reduced capital investment, and the on-going operational costs will be a fraction of a traditional property. rooms are no longer fixed to the land or any specific location because they’re on board our floating villas. all resort assets are ‘personal property’, eliminating the need for expensive and complex foreign lands ownership and tax structures.’

project info:

project name: SILENT-RESORTS

company: SILENT-YACHTS

designer: victor barrett

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edited by: lynne myers | designboom