Yacht Interior Design 1

Early Access!

We are delighted to announce that Early Access is now officially open.

Early Access gives you the opportunity to enroll in Yacht Interior Design 1 before its official release, at a special discounted price available only during this period.

You can begin working through the available course material right away while we continue finalizing and publishing the remaining lessons and resources. Once the Early Access period ends, the course will be released in its complete form and offered at its final price. By enrolling during Early Access, you secure your enrollment at the discounted rate

Welcome to the Course

Welcome to Yacht Interior Design 1, the first course in a three-course series dedicated to yacht interior design.

This course introduces the essential concepts, methods, and professional considerations involved in designing yacht interiors. You will explore yacht interior areas, space planning, General Arrangement drawings, furniture, components, materials and finishes, design representation, project presentation, and the main stages of the yacht interior design process.

The course is suitable for complete beginners, as well as students, designers, architects, naval architects, and marine-industry professionals who want to develop or expand their knowledge of yacht interiors.

The Yacht Interior Design series has been developed by Lisandro Torres and Yania Demaria. It combines Lisandro’s extensive professional experience in yacht interior and exterior design with Yania’s experience in naval architecture, three-dimensional modeling, and interior design. Yania is also the Navalapp instructor for the Yacht 3D Modeling with Rhino course series.

In Yacht Interior Design 1, Lisandro Torres will guide you through the professional context, fundamental principles, practical methods, and project-development stages that form the foundation of yacht interior design.

Course Overview

Yacht Interior Design 1 provides a structured foundation in the particular requirements and challenges involved in designing yacht interiors, including limited space, movement, environmental conditions, space planning, materials, colors, textures, furniture, and different interior areas.

You will begin by examining the role of the yacht interior designer, the principal types and general dimensions of yachts, and the interior differences between yachts and superyachts, as well as sailing yachts and motor yachts. Particular attention is given to General Arrangement drawings and their importance in understanding and organizing a yacht’s interior areas, layouts, furniture, and components.

The course then follows the yacht interior design process through its principal stages: concept development, design development, verification, production, delivery, after-sales, and refit considerations. You will also consider physical mock-ups, technical constraints, suppliers, client approval, and practical production considerations.

You will study conventional and non-standard yacht interior areas, standard, semi-custom, and custom furniture, fixed and loose components, and the materials and finishes used aboard yachts. The course also introduces the systems, insulation, structure, compartments, mounting frames, glazing, and finishes that affect yacht interiors.

A dedicated representation section introduces sketching, floor plans, General Arrangement drawings, cabin and furniture drawings, two-dimensional and three-dimensional methods, common design software, and applications of artificial intelligence in yacht interior design and representation.

In the final part of the course, you will learn how to structure and present a yacht interior design project using a design brief, mood board, floor plan, materials and finishes selection, and visualization methods. The course concludes with a final project in which you design or redesign a yacht interior area.

The course also introduces professional roles, employment options, career opportunities, and portfolio development, helping you understand possible career paths in yacht interior design and how to begin presenting your work professionally.

What You Will Learn

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Understand the role of the yacht interior designer and the principal stages of the yacht interior design process.
• Identify different yacht types and understand general yacht dimensions and interior areas.
• Understand the purpose and importance of General Arrangement drawings.
• Recognize the main differences between yacht and superyacht layouts and between sailing-yacht and motor-yacht interiors.
• Understand how space limitations, movement, environmental conditions, and technical considerations affect yacht interiors.
• Understand fundamental design principles, including balance, harmony, and functionality, together with spacing and layout considerations.
• Identify conventional and non-standard yacht interior spaces and their principal components.
• Distinguish between standard, semi-custom, and custom furniture, as well as fixed and loose components.
• Understand how structure, systems, insulation, compartments, mounting frames, glazing, and finishes influence yacht interiors.
• Recognize materials, colors, textures, and finishes commonly used in yacht interiors and the considerations affecting their selection.
• Develop introductory skills in creating layouts, sketches, floor plans, General Arrangement drawings, cabin drawings, and furniture drawings.
• Understand common two-dimensional and three-dimensional representation methods, software, and applications of artificial intelligence in yacht interior design.
• Prepare a yacht interior design presentation containing a design brief, mood board, floor plan, materials and finishes selection, and visualizations.
• Understand professional roles, employment options, career opportunities, and portfolio fundamentals.
• Apply the course content by designing or redesigning a yacht interior area as a final project.

Course Organization

The course is video-based and available on demand, allowing you to learn at your own pace, wherever and whenever it suits you.

It includes video lessons, quizzes, downloadable materials, and access to the course’s private virtual classroom, where you can interact with the instructor and other students.

After completing all lessons, passing the quizzes, and receiving approval for your final assignment, you will receive a Course Certificate.

– Resources:

• Video lessons.
• Subtitles: English, Español, Français, Italiano.
• Downloadable materials.
• Quizzes.
• Final Assignment.
• Virtual Private Classroom.
• Course Certificate.

– Classroom:

– Prerequisites:

• No previous yacht interior design experience is required. This course is suitable for complete beginners, as well as for students, designers, and professionals with previous exposure to yacht design, naval architecture, industrial design, product design, transportation design, interior design, interior architecture, architecture, or related creative and technical fields.

• A general interest in yachts, design, interiors, materials, visual communication, or the design process is recommended. Previous experience with CAD software, sketching, technical drawing, or design presentation may be helpful, but it is not required.

• The course does not assume prior knowledge of naval architecture, yacht construction, regulations, or professional design practice.

• To enroll in this course, you must have at least a Navalapp “Subscriber” membership (free).