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REFIT, REPAIR & CONVERSIONS
BYD Group performed a complex interior refit of 45m superyacht Lady Nora.
Lady Nora refit Bravo Yacht Design Group or BYD Group (previously known as Barcelona Yacht Design Group) was founded in 2004. Based in the Spanish yachting hubs of Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, it offers a complete design and naval architecture service for new construction as well as refits, working in partnership with yacht builders or directly with yacht owners themselves. ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF BYD GROUP.
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ecently, BYD Group performed a complex interior refit of 45m superyacht Lady Nora, which showcases BYD’s extensive skills. The refit work on 45m superyacht Lady Nora is nearing completion to detailed new designs from Spain’s BYD. The Palma de Mallorca-based naval architect was asked to remodel the guest cabins, galley and the entire crew area, redesigning the air conditioning system in the process. As a full-service yacht design studio, BYD’s capabilities are the perfect fit for this large, technically demanding project
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A little tired
The first step was to strip the crew areas on the lower deck right back to the boat’s aluminium frames and hull plates. Then the team could use its market-leading experience with 3D scanning to map the spaces as they really were. Armed with this incredibly precise digital image of the interior volumes, BYD could get to work designing a series of contemporary, new spaces for the 1998 Broward yacht. “The boat was in good shape, but a little tired inside, so we were asked to make the crew accommodation more comfortable”,
explains Tià Simó, Principal Designer at BYD. “The owner and his captain both had the foresight to know that a happy crew would make for a better guest experience. Better space utilisation would also allow us to include two additional crew cabins.”
Bright, clean, and modern styling
When she’s relaunched this summer, Lady Nora will be able to accommodate eight crew in four single cabins and two doubles, plus another one dedicated to the Captain. They are all styled with a new
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