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Volant Yacht-Volcat 43 Power Catamaran by Baran Akalin Is Granted the A' Design Award in Yacht and Marine Vessels Design
Baran Akalin acknowledged for yacht and marine vessels design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Volant Yacht-Volcat 43 Power Catamaran by Baran Akalin, designed for Volant Yacht, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Yacht and Marine Vessels Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Volant Yacht-Volcat 43 Power Catamaran
Volcat 43 is a power catamaran designed for leisure cruising at sea. The hull measures 12.95 meters in length and 6.20 meters in width. A garage inside the hull stores a 3 meter tender out of sight. Access is arranged through a door from the saloon to the front platform, a ladder from the fly bridge to the front platform and a landing ladder at the bow. A seating group on the rear platform faces the sea. Twin Volvo IPS 600 engines with joystick control turn the propellers for balanced maneuvering in all directions.
About Baran Akalin
Baran Akalın is an architect/designer born in Istanbul.He always has passion about cars, boats and water since from his childhood.Like almost any kind of vehicles has engine in it. He even started naming car types before start speaking around age 2 according to car's voices with his unknown language.In the process of growth, the idea of creating a living space outweighed. He studied architecture and started working right away one of the best studio in Istanbul. After 2 years of hard work, he decided upgrade his profession because he was dissatisfied with the construction industry.But did not want to give up creating living space.
Award Record
This recognition makes Baran Akalin a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2019 - 2020 and the 2021 - 2022 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Yacht and Marine Vessels Design Award
The A' Yacht Design Award is an international yacht design competition recognizing good yacht designs by leading yacht designers and manufacturers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to yacht designers, naval engineers, marine vessel producers and yacht manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include sailboats, motor yachts, catamarans, trimarans, superyachts and explorer yachts. The awarded yacht designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/yacht
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/133043
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/133043
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!133043
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/167778
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://en.volantyachts.com/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Volant Yacht-Volcat 43 Power Catamaran
- Function
- Power Catamaran
- Category
- Yacht and Marine Vessels Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive and Luxury
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Lavender, Dim Gray and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Volant Yacht
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Baran Akalin
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #133043
Credits
- Team
- Baran Akalın, Ahmet Levent Sipahi and Dinçer Türkoğlu
- Image Credits
- Photographer Baran Akalın
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Volcat 43 is first unique power catamaran that brings all the functional systems together in ona boat. Also first power catamaran has private garage for 3 meters daily boat. Offering spacious and comfortable living spaces, Volcat 43, with this design structure, has features that are not found in any boat of this class in the world. Functional solutions such as the rear platform seating group facing the sea, the landing ladder from the upper bridge to the front platform, the exit door from the saloon to the front platform, the front landing ladder and the boat garage are gathered in a single body.
- Inspiration
- Volcat 43 is inspired by next generation vision. Clean white interior style brings futuristic opinion and her exterior is also very solid to remind timeless looking. Her style and the functions are very sensitive combine that the owner and guests having completely top comfortable functionally system in the sea life.
- Research
- Catamarans are like the hammer of the sea, they are very balanced and have a large area due to their structure. It is aimed to give a solid effect by taking inspiration from the powerful engines/tanks. Functionality and general arrangements are at the top of the requests from Volant Yacht, I started the design with the general arrangements. Afterwards, our client decided the design out of about 5 different designs. After, 3D modeling and engineering studies were started. After the engineering studies were completed, the production started. The models were processed with zero errors on the CNC machine. She is currently under construction now.
- Challenge
- The hardest part was having a maximum capacity of functionality system and a special garage in a 12 meters motor yacht. Volcat 43 has 2 entrance to saloon both from bow and transom, 2 entrance to fly bridge both bow and transom, having a dingy garage to hide the daily tender boat. All these functions are making volcat 43 very high and keeping her far from the design aesthetic. The hardest part was keep these functions and keeping her beauty in a successfully combined and synthesized project. To understand her success, it is very important to examine similar lenght power catamarans.
- Realization and Technology
- Mass production body molds produced with the robotic system by Hexagon Studio and has been produced by world standards with zero mistake. Thanks to her new generation engine, the Volvo IPS-600, the Volcat 43 provides up to 25% fuel savings compared to other boats, and shows an environmentally friendly structure with up to 39% less fuel emissions and the lowest noise/vibration ratio. Her propellers can be rotated 360 degrees with joystick control therefore provide balanced and easy maneuverability in all directions.
- Operation and Interaction
- Volcat 43 is the first power catamaran has private garage for 3 meters daily boat in similer lenght power catamarans. Mass production body molds produced with the robotic system by Hexagon Studio and has been produced by world standards with zero mistake. Thanks to her new generation engine, the Volvo IPS-600, the Volcat 43 provides up to 25% fuel savings compared to other boats, and shows an environmentally friendly structure with up to 39% less fuel emissions and the lowest noise/vibration ratio. Her propellers can be rotated 360 degrees with joystick control therefore provide balanced and easy maneuverability in all directions.
- Project Duration and Location
- Design Project Started : April 2021 Istanbul Production Started : September 2021 Istanbul / Tuzla Production will be complete : September 2022 Istanbul / Tuzla
- Specifications
- Hull: Semi Displacement Catamaran Full Length: 12.95 m Full Width: 6.20 m Draft: 0.88 m Empty Displacement: 15 t Full Displacement: 21.5 t Speed: 26 KN Standard Engine: 2 x Volvo IPS 600, 880 HP Range: 1000 NM Exterior and Interior Design: Baran Akalin Engineering: Adal Design Tank Capacity: Fresh Water: 700 L Fuel: 2 x 750 L Versions: Standard Version: 1 Master Cabin, 1 Bathroom and Two Double Cabins with 1 Bathroom. Charter Version: 4 double cabins and 2 Bathrooms
- Keywords
- Power catamaran, Futuristic design, Motor yacht,
