X-Kid Stuff

MONACO. Featured in SuperyachtDesign Q19, 90m X-Kid Stuff is a concept by Pastrovich Studio. It falls under the Parkour Class, one of four categories that the studio uses to provide its clients with a clear 
idea of what their project will encompass based on specific criteria. Here, principal designer Stefano Pastrovich explains the thinking behind the design.

The philosophy of our studio is to try and understand how each of our projects can be improved in order to produce a better product for the owner. With this in mind, project X-Kid Stuff is an evolution of the ideas found in our previous 99m project, X-Vintage. At the heart of this design was the aim to create a vessel with low energy consumption, that offers the ability to explore anywhere in the world, keeps to a single deck layout, and incorporates a superior beach club.

X-Kid Stuff is a true exploration vessel, designed to be capable of sailing anywhere in the world, in either hot or cold climates, capable of operating in the most adverse weather conditions. The vessel hosts all the equipment that a true adventure seeker would expect in its super-hangar such as RIBs, helicopters, kayaks, deep sea diving equipment and so on. We also wanted to make sure that the vessel wasn’t hindered by shallower waters by keeping the draught to a mere 2.5m. This shallower draught is aided by our aim to eliminate the ‘wedding cake’ style, which is so common in the market. We are looking to the future with our new categories and to a new frontier in yacht design: a single deck layout. Strongly influenced by land- based architecture, we have created a living space on board that transforms into a large loft-like space. The internal walls are modular and slide on rails, providing the owner and guests with the freedom to alter the internal layout as they see fit.

The interior has also been developed in terms of height, taking inspiration from large duplex style apartments, where multi-storey areas are overlaid within a single space. The connection between levels is slightly different with this design in that a climbing wall and fireman’s pole link the two enclosed decks. Another feature of the layout is the ability to view the stern when positioned at a certain point at the bow, when the walls retracted.

For many owners being close to the sea is important. To meet this requirement, special attention has been given to the aft section of the vessel. Thanks to mechanical and hydraulic mechanisms, this area expands elegantly by opening the sides of the hull to reveal a beach club. It includes a salt water floating pool that extends from the stern.

Similar to X-Vintage, we propose the use of Wartsila’s 20DF system, which is an innovative and flexible, dual-fuel power option. This allows owners to opt for the most suitable fuel — whether that be natural gas, marine diesel oil, heavy fuel oil, or even liquid biofuel — taking into account local environmental restrictions, fuel price variations and fuel bunkering possibilities.