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EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION Dear Reader,


Welcome to the fourth edition of the International Journal of Marine Design. I would like to start this editorial by welcoming the new Editorial Board members to the journal; their expertise will be greatly valued in enhancing the scope and profile of this journal. To mark the 30th anniversary of Boat Design at Coventry University the EBDIG-IRC (European Boat Design innovation Group - Interdisciplinary Research Centre) hosted the RINA Marine Design Conference 2014. A number of the key papers from the conference are presented in this edition of the journal, which reflects the establishment of Marine Design practices within the industry. The first 5 papers define the nature and developing practices of Marine Design. The first paper presents Marine Design as an interdisciplinary holistic approach to boat design, based on the methodologies of Industrial Design, which are informed by both Human Factors and Engineering. The authors as experts in their respective disciplines present the Marine Design Manifesto as a framework for innovation within the marine industry. The second paper builds upon this theme by delineating a service design perspective on ship design. A user-centred perspective for ship design is proposed and existing practices in ship design are reviewed, based on literature and interview surveys, informing new user centred processes and tools, which are also reviewed. The third paper discusses the potential for surface disruption techniques in the aesthetic evolution of superyachts. It summarises research and development activities, where in-depth visual analysis of contemporary architecture has informed design output. The body of this paper discusses methodologies for expansive surface disruption in superyacht design. These methodologies (which advocate the progressive adoption of design approaches from the world of contemporary architecture) are beginning to inform marine design projects, the first of which has been analysed within the context of both the superyacht industry and architectural practice. The fourth paper delineates the Marine Design approach in the development of a harbour tug console. Using various qualitative research methodologies the desires, needs, wishes and demands of the stakeholders were collected. An ideation phase led to multiple ideas which were tested and validated according to pre-set criteria. This resulted in the tug bridge design concept, which was developed through 3D visualisation and full scale mock-ups to resolve Human Factor issues into production. The fifth paper reports on the creation of a new distinctive exterior form design language for a range of offshore vessels. The starting point was to develop a new product for the offshore industry with a new distinctive identity (look and feel). Where the look applies more on the external features being recognizable from afar, the feel applies more to the comfort from the user perspective. Most of the shipyards are producing their vessels in Asia to reduce their cost price. Although cost price is an important issue, clients and users tend to pay more attention to the look and feel of their vessels. As in the car industry the user and owner of the vessel tend to identify themselves more and more with the vessel they work with.


The sixth paper presents a transatlantic superliner design concept, which engages in Design-Driven Innovation to develop a new market sector for high speed multifunctional vessel to compete with both air freight and business class air travel in addition to the role of a superliner cruise ship. This design proposal offers the business traveller a personalised office space with global connectivity to make the journey a seamless extension of the working environment. The logistics role of the vessel gives the cruising passengers and business travellers a lower carbon footprint that a single function vessel, thereby engaging in green luxury. The seventh paper discusses the development of interior design strategies as an integral part of a Marine Passive Design methodology for passenger vessels operating within the Mediterranean. A series of interior design proposals are presented that adopt these strategies to identify the potential gains and barriers to their implementation. Analysis of the results shows the potential of an integrative design process driven by daylight optimization to reduce operational costs. The predicted energy savings for a range of ship itineraries operating in the Mediterranean are discussed.


The eighth paper delineates the potential vessel fit-out cost reduction using digital technology and modularity. Inspired by WW2 liberty ship design and air craft interiors a system has been designed and developed for fast fit using modular standard parts. Where bridge systems can be fitted in hours rather than weeks. The interior of a vessel can be changed to another use within a day giving the operator vessel flexibility. The design methodology accounts for asset adaptability and extended operating life , whilst taking into account the budget, quality and lean, regulation, primary and secondary function ,modularity and regulation and legislation. Materials and techniques used in other industries giving significant reductions in weight and improvement in performance are also discussed. The ninth paper presents a computer simulation model

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