Trans RINA, Vol 153, Part C1, Intl J Marine Design, Jul - Dec 2011
Figure 5: GA of main deck area.
Figure 6: View from perspective point ‘A’.
In the bedroom the lift is in close proximity to the bed as shown in Figure 4. This is a personal space for the user and the functionality and accessibility of the wheelchair to both bed and wheelchair facilities are the main priorities. This lift can be used by a range of users. It can transport one wheel chair, or up to 3 able bodied users from the saloon to the flybridge, as shown in Figure. 3. The use of transparency and lighting in the design of the lift gives a design aesthetic that appeals to all users.
In contrast to this the saloon area and flybridge are key social areas where the wheel chair needs to enter the social environment effortlessly with the lift seamlessly integrating with the interior. The solution to this design challenge was to have distinctive social activities/spaces within the interior and to conceal the lift shaft within a movable platform of integrated furniture.
For both the
fly bridge and the saloon there is an L-shaped sofa and table. The designs are being domotically controlled by the lift, such that anyone sitting at the table on the sofa would move in a safe manner with the table and sofa with out disrupting their social activity.
The five key areas of activity for the saloon are shown in the GA Figure 5. They are independently focused areas to detract from the disabled user’s entrance being a
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natural focal point. The bridge area with a focus on the bow has a space beside the captain’s seat for the wheelchair. The user can be easily transferred onto the captain’s seat due to the design of the wheelchair. The champagne bar aft of the bridge has tall stools with a view out of the starboard window. The integrated sofa opposite the champagne bar has the champagne cooler as a focal point which is a key interior design innovation. The integrated sofa and table on a platform that covers the lift shaft have a view out of the aft port window with a retractable plasma television as a focal point. Finally, the rear deck area on the transom is extendable to enable the user to be closer to the marine environment. A CAD rendered view from point A in Figure 5 is shown in Figure 6. The stark contrast of chrome and black leather accentuates space and a sense of futuristic technology. A Photoshop rendered perspective from point B in Figure 5 is shown in Figure 7, showing a more traditional colour scheme of dark wood and beige leather to engage in a sense of luxury.
5.3 DOMOTICS AND LUXIFICATION
Luxury has a transcendent quality that is related to a client’s aspirations. Luxification refers to the continual need for designers to evolve the perception of luxury in
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