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From a measured survey to a fitted cabin, on the yard's calendar

The yacht interior process runs to the shipyard, not a catalog date. Modenese Gastone moves from a measured survey through shipyard and naval-architect coordination, a class and rule review, build and finishing, then an installation window aboard, with the owner signing off dimensions, weight and fire specification at each stage.

How does the yacht interior design process work?

The yacht interior design process at Modenese Gastone runs from a measured survey to a fitted cabin, timed to the shipyard's programme. It sets approval points at the drawings and at class review, so the owner, the yard and the naval architect agree dimensions, weight and fire specification before any carving begins.

The sequence protects the schedule as much as the design. Drawings fix the proportions to the general arrangement; the weight budget is agreed with the naval architect; the class and rule review confirms the finish and upholstery specification before the workshop cuts material. Because the pieces are built to the vessel, the brief needs the general arrangement, the spaces involved and the yard's dates from the start.

Timing follows the refit or new-build programme rather than a fixed catalog date, so the schedule is confirmed once drawings and the finish schedule are approved. The marine materials page lists what is reviewed at the class-review stage, and the Milan studio explains what a naval architect or owner's representative should send for a first drawing across the full services.

What are the stages of a yacht interior project?

A yacht interior project moves through five stages, each timed to the shipyard rather than a fixed catalog date. Every stage has a clear output, from the measured survey to the installation window, so the owner, the yard and the naval architect know what has been decided before the next stage begins.

1. Brief and measured survey

The owner or representative sends the general arrangement, the spaces involved and the yard's dates. Modenese Gastone surveys the spaces aboard or from the yard's drawings and confirms whether the work is one space, several or the whole vessel.

2. Shipyard and naval-architect coordination

Dimensions, a weight budget, fixing points and access routes are agreed with the shipyard and the naval architect, so each piece fits the compact, sometimes curved cabins and the vessel's stability figures.

3. Class and rule review

Finishes and upholstery are checked against MED or SOLAS fire requirements and the class rules the vessel is reviewed against, such as RINA, Lloyd's Register or MED Wheelmark. Approval here fixes the finish schedule.

4. Build and finishing

Lightweight solid-wood frames over veneered composite cores are carved, gilded, sealed and upholstered in the Veneto workshop, using the same hand finishing as the classic collections.

5. Installation window

Finished pieces are delivered and fitted within the yard's window, held with concealed marine fixings and coordinated with the other trades aboard. Begin with a first brief through the Milan studio.

The yacht interior process from survey to installation aboard

yacht interior design process drawing review table by Modenese Gastone
yacht interior design process drawing review table by Modenese Gastone
yacht interior design process carving bench by Modenese Gastone
yacht interior design process carving bench by Modenese Gastone
yacht interior design process gilding stage by Modenese Gastone
yacht interior design process gilding stage by Modenese Gastone
yacht interior design process packing and crating by Modenese Gastone
yacht interior design process packing and crating by Modenese Gastone
yacht interior design process installation gallery by Modenese Gastone
yacht interior design process installation gallery by Modenese Gastone

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