Arcadia teams up with Hot Lab for 100+ project

Arcadia Yachts has teamed up with Milan-based design studio Hot Lab for a new version of its 31.06 metre model, the Arcadia 100.

Named the Arcadia 100+, the new project will be built on speculation and launched in time for the 2018 Cannes Yachting Festival.
Speaking today (May 17) at the Montenapoleone Yacht Club 2017, Ugo Pellegrino, sole administrator of Arcadia Yachts, said: “After thinking very hard about our choices and working together on several pilot projects, we decided that the best partner to evolve into Arcadia 2.0 would be Hot Lab.”

Antonio Romano, partner at Hot Lab, added: “Our objective is to develop the winning characteristics of the Arcadia brand in concordance with client briefs.”
Key modifications from Aria S, the first Arcadia 100, include a larger superyacht sundeck and a redesigned foredeck area, while retaining unique features like the fold-out superyacht terraces and solar panels built into the glazing.

Moving inside, Hot Lab has created five different layouts to suit a wide variety of clients. The exact layouts are yet to be disclosed, with the yard due to make a further announcement at the 2017 Cannes Yachting Festival.

However, the studio added that the interior décor of the Arcadia 100+ will balance contemporary design and neo-ornamentalism with its use of exotic, rarely used materials like Carbalho wood and resin panelling.

Other superyacht projects currently under development at the Italian yard include the fifth hull in the Arcadia 115 series, which is due to launch before the end of the year.

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