“We have worked hard to develop a solid reputation for building ‘atypical’ superyachts, and we thrive on achieving what has never been attempted before,” says Oceanco’s Group Marketing Director, Paris Baloumis. “Because we work exclusively on custom superyachts, we are used to working on challenging projects. Our clients confront us with ambitions and they talk to us in ‘what ifs.’ When they talk like this, we feel the chemistry.”
While the precise details of most Oceanco interiors are kept tightly under wraps, the owners of the curvaceous 295-foot (90-meter) Oceanco DAR, launched in 2018, have caught a glimpse of its ingenuity. Envisioned by Miami-based designer Luiz de Basto, DAR began as an experimental concept for a glass-wrapped yacht that afforded passengers expansive views of their exotic ports of call. Sheathed in a facade of curved, tinted glass—4300 square feet (400 square meters) of it on the superstructure alone—DAR’s design makes every effort to ensure passengers’ privacy, without sacrificing the view.
Of course, when it came to building such a unique, cutting-edge vessel to the highest standards, de Basto chose to collaborate with Oceanco on the project. Working closely alongside Valentina Zannier of Italian studio Nuvolari Lenard, de Basto and Oceanco brought to life spectacular features like an oval swimming pool complete with a stabilized waterfall that compensates for the movement of the ship, and a pair of folding carbon masts that shade the sundeck while complementing the vessel’s shapely architecture.