Papa Bear by Dori Hitti Architects, conceived in collaboration with Interni is a 44-meter superyacht imagined as a floating retreat – an environment shaped less by formality and more by feeling. Set within Sanlorenzo’s pioneering 44X-Space platform, the yacht unfolds across five decks as a sequence of fluid, light-filled landscapes where interior comfort and outdoor living exist in constant conversation.
Throughout the project, design is used not as spectacle, but as atmosphere. Each space has been composed to support the rhythms of life at sea: openness and intimacy, movement and stillness, social gathering and quiet retreat.
The Aft Deck, Reimagined
The expansive aft deck forms the emotional heart of the yacht: an open-air living room extending toward the sea through fold-down balconies that dissolve the vessel’s edge and invite the horizon inward. Natural materials and sculptural outdoor furnishings create a grounded elegance, balancing the vastness of the surrounding water with a sense of human scale.
Here, contemporary outdoor pieces introduce warmth and tactility through wood, stone, and refined upholstery. The result is a space that feels equally suited for daytime lounging, sunset conversations, or evenings spent beneath open skies.
Soft Architecture for Life Onboard
Seating throughout Papa Bear is intentionally relaxed and generous. Modular compositions transform living areas into flexible environments that adapt to different moods and moments, translating domestic comfort into a maritime context. Rather than rigid rooms, the interiors behave as soft architectures – spaces that respond to light, movement, and the presence of people.
The effect is immediate: comfort without heaviness, structure without formality.
Materials as a Quiet Narrative
Materiality becomes the project’s underlying language. Polished marbles, warm light timbers, and softly textured fabrics move in a rhythm of contrast and continuity. Sculptural tables and grounding elements punctuate the interiors, adding depth and permanence while remaining visually restrained.
Nothing is excessive. Every surface contributes to a larger sensory balance – cool against warm, reflective against matte, solid against soft.
Light After Dusk
As daylight fades, the yacht shifts into a more intimate register. Table lamps and ambient lighting introduce warmth and reflection, softening architectural lines and creating a sense of enclosure within openness. Metallic finishes quietly capture movement and glow, echoing the water outside and transforming each cabin into a personal refuge.
These are spaces designed to be experienced, not announced.
A Life Lived Beautifully at Sea
Across all five decks, glass surfaces and open layouts dissolve boundaries between interior and exterior. Light moves freely. The sea remains a constant presence – framed, reflected, and felt. What emerges is a vision of contemporary luxury defined not by excess, but by emotional precision.
Papa Bear is ultimately not a statement yacht, but a living environment: a place where design supports daily rituals, meaningful connection, and a slower, more conscious way of inhabiting space.
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Photo Credit: Wael Khoury
January 2026
