A four-year process

Virtuosity embodies Sanlorenzo’s owner‑centric philosophy. Discussions with the owner began more than four years ago, including 18 months of weekly calls before the design phase: an extended period dedicated to defining a way of living on board, later developed into architectural and interior form by Sanlorenzo’s Style Department, with Studio Paolo Ferrari leading the interior design.

Virtuosity was commissioned in collaboration with Fraser Yachts, one of the largest yacht brokerages in the world.

With this yacht, we chose to rethink onboard architecture from its very foundations,” said Tommaso Vincenzi, CEO of Sanlorenzo.

“74Steel Virtuosity represents a decisive step forward in the way we conceive space on board. From the integration of living nature to the transformation of technical volumes into experiential environments, every choice stems from a clear architectural vision. Innovation here is not about excess, but about coherence and balance.”

The Vision: A dream that knows no limits

From this conceptual foundation emerge features that are not additions, but consequences. Each element originates from the same radical premise: to rethink space from within, allowing nature, structure and human experience to converge in unprecedented ways.

At the heart of the Main Deck, a Ficus Nitida (a fig tree known as Indian Laurel or Chinese Banyan) rises through an oval void, approximately 16-square-metres of open verticality connecting two decks. Conceived as living architecture, it was selected before the first structural block was assembled, and the entire yacht grew around it.

Capable of physically and visually linking the decks, the tree transforms the perception of space into a structured contemplative experience.

Two lateral skylights at floor level channel natural light downward, nourishing both growth and atmosphere.

On the Lower Deck the Ocean Resort, generally known as Beach Area, extends 18 metres from the beach platform to the first bulkhead, exceeding 230-square-metres, approximately 40 percent larger than the first hull of the 74Steel line.

Fold-downside platforms and a walkaround layout dissolve boundaries with the sea. A 28-square-metre glass-bottom pool defines the aft, functioning as a lounge dedicated to water toys by day and transforming into a club space by night thanks to the presence of a DJ booth.

Forward is the Aquarium, approximately 35-square-metres within the wellness area comprising hammam, sauna, massage room, cryotherapy and posarium (wellness room), with an opening terrace.

A partially submerged glazed section of the hull transforms the side shell into a window below the waterline. Seated inside, guests experience the marine landscape flowing silently beyond the transparency of steel and glass. Water becomes presence. The sea becomes interior.

On the Owner’s Deck, the reflecting pool extends the suite outward. It is conceived not as a conventional pool, but as a calibrated sheet of water amplifying sky and light. A multifunctional platform with removable seating allows transformation, while a sensory shower mediates between interior and exterior. Here, water becomes atmosphere, reflection, silence.

On the Sun Deck, the external profile has been reinterpreted to enclose the gym while maintaining opening glazing at bow, stern and sides. This protected yet permeable environment introduces a new functional centrality on the higher-level integrating activity, panorama and spatial continuity within a single, coherent architectural gesture.

One shared vision

This project took form through a continuous dialogue not only between shipyard and owner, but also with partners of excellence who translated a shared architectural vision into exterior line, interior atmosphere and living nature. The collaboration between Sanlorenzo’s Style Department and Studio Paolo Ferrari evolved as an authentic act of co-creation.

Zuccon International Project interpreted the external lines by translating the architectural framework into an elegant, measured profile. Compared to the first hull, the bow has evolved from a vertical stance to a more arrow-shaped, dynamic configuration, reinforced by a sportier chromatic identity.

The result is a silhouette that feels more assertive and fluid yet remains coherent with the shipyard’s classical language.

“With the 74Steel Virtuosity we embraced a true change of scale, but above all a change of perspective” says Bernardo Zuccon, Zuccon International Project.

“It was not simply about designing the largest yacht ever built by Sanlorenzo, but about interpreting a very precise vision of the owner and translating it into naval architecture.

In this sense, Virtuosity is not merely a new model, but a shared process that allowed a personal dream to take shape within a solid and recognisable structure.’’

The change is not stylistic for its own sake, but a recalibration of proportion and momentum, aligning exterior form with the project’s deeper architectural ambition.

Inside, Studio Paolo Ferrari collaborated with Sanlorenzo developing the yacht’s interior architecture and project-specific custom furniture. Light-toned palettes define the spaces, while continuous surfaces and calibrated compositions transform the structural framework into lived experience.

‘’Our collaboration with Sanlorenzo on Virtuosity proposes a fundamentally new vision for life at sea,” added Paolo Ferrari, Studio Paolo Ferrari.

‘’Interior architecture and custom furnishings were developed in parallel with the ship itself, while at its centre, a living tree rises through a vertical opening. Inspired by the tonal atmosphere of the Mediterranean, the material palette reinforces clarity, proportion, and restraint. Driven by an uncompromising commitment to innovation, this 74Steel reflects our belief that a yacht can transcend function and become something more experiential and more human.”

Flagship Status: A new benchmark for the 74Steel line

Virtuosity, the second hull in Sanlorenzo’s 74Steel line, marks a new milestone for the shipyard and reinforces its leadership in the sub-2000 GT superyacht segment.

Conceived through an extended, highly collaborative process, the yacht reflects the depth of time and dialogue invested to define a shared vision before design execution. The result is a distinctive expression of personalisation: a 74Steel that expands the line’s potential while remaining instantly recognisable as Sanlorenzo.

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