The massive art deco staircase between the video walls leads from the main saloon to the upper deck lounge, but is not, in fact, the yacht’s centre of circulation – that is farther forward and comprises a lift and offset stairs leading to all decks. The owner’s suite features a fireplace, a skylight and 180-degree views That’s the way this entire project evolved,” says Macaree. Well, you’ve seen it, it’s a piano that can be heard through two decks and it’s a bar, but it’s really a work of art. We made a presentation on that idea and, in the middle of that presentation, she asked if the piano could be integrated into a bar. Ann said she thought there might be room for a piano there and that led to the idea of creating a more intimate lounge in that space. “Then it was Shahid’s idea to have one staircase only with a video wall and open space opposite. Originally a pair of curved stairs, like a double helix, was envisioned to rise between the floors through an open atrium and the renderings showed curved artwork surrounding the staircases. One example of this process is the video walls in the space separating the main saloon from the forward section of the main deck and flanking the stairs to the deck above. He presents ideas, they are good ideas, and we would work on them, bounce them back and then they would just grow.” “She (Ann Khan) has a clear idea of what she wants things to look like and he (Shahid) drives things to be at the edge. Pascal Reymond, of interior design firm Reymond Langton, says: “He asked us to scale up the drama of the first Kismet he had seen Serene and wanted that level of detail.” Her lead designer on the project, Jason Macaree, credits a collaborative process. Every deck includes lifestyle options for relaxation or entertaining – in sun, shade or inclement weather Kismet's dramatic interior design
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