THE ART OF EXPLORATION
Columbus Yachts presents Big Naan, the first unit in the Crossover line to take to the water and explore the future. It's more than just a yacht. It's a vision sculpted in metal, an architecture of desires in motion.
Designed by Hydro Tec and featuring interiors by Hot Lab, Big Naan is a compact yet visionary 42-metre vessel with a displacement of 443 GT. Its muscular lines convey an explorer's soul, with angled surfaces and forward-pushed volumes. The steel displacement hull, with a bulbous bow and flat, harmonious aft sections, expresses power and grace, while the aluminium superstructure suggests lightness.
Compact yet extremely versatile, Big Naan offers a spacious cockpit capable of housing a large tender (5.9 metres) operated by a crane recessed in the starboard bulwark, the first SOLAS-certified tender of this size. An amazing swimming pool, holding 17 cubic metres of salt water and approximately 2-metre deep at its deepest point, is certainly one of the exterior key features and remains one of the largest on a vessel this size. Of note is that the swimming pool was designed to be structural to the hull, for its four glass walls provide natural light to the beach club area below. Located on the lower deck, the beach club is accessible via two hydraulic doors positioned to port and starboard of the aft swim platform. Here, natural light floods in through both the large side windows and the amazing glass swimming pool, creating a unique, bright and harmonious atmosphere. The space, transformed into a gym with various Technogym equipment, can also be considered a flexible area suitable for hosting a massage room or a full spa.
The interiors are astonishing for their ability to combine rigorous design with an emotional and domestic dimension. Marble, precious metals, soft-touch fabrics, and pop art blend together in a multisensory narrative. Neutral tones are made more vibrant by contained bursts of colour. Each space is an invitation to beauty, dialogue and contemplation.
The layout, free of solid barriers, reflects the concept of integrating intimate areas into large public spaces to foster social interaction without compromising on privacy. The lighting, dramatic yet never invasive, helps shape the volumes and create atmospheres that change throughout the day, almost as if following the natural rhythm of the sea and the daylight.
