EYE’s distinctive sheltered balconies and Andrew Winch design offer a personal connection with the sea across an 85m yacht.
EYE is known for the two sculpted balcony forms that give her exterior an immediately recognisable expression. The 85-metre yacht, originally launched as ACE, was designed by Andrew Winch and combines private lookout spaces with a carefully planned sequence of guest and service areas, so the distinctive exterior also serves a practical purpose.
The two eyes in the silhouette
Lürssen describes the upper guest spaces through the two eye-shaped balconies that help define the yacht’s profile. Their sheltered form offers another way of watching the coastline without depending entirely on a large exposed sun deck.
The unusual shapes are integrated into the surrounding exterior, so they read as architecture rather than decorative additions. Their specific access and operation are still matters for the yacht’s crew and owner-approved layout.
A central social level
The upper deck provides a principal social setting with room for guests to meet and enjoy the view. Other spaces allow smaller groups to spend time separately, preserving a range of atmosphere across the yacht.
This approach matters on longer voyages because guests may have different preferences at the same moment. The public builder profile establishes the architectural intent without reporting a private party or new hospitality programme.
Crew circulation behind the scenes
The design includes carefully separated circulation for crew and guests, allowing service to function without directing every movement through the social rooms. That is a key part of the experience even though it receives less publicity than exterior balconies.
The relationship between guest and service areas was established in the original project. This is not evidence of a newly completed retrofit or a current crew complement beyond the published design record.
The design after a name change
The yacht’s former name ACE appears in earlier records, whereas Lürssen’s present fleet profile uses EYE. Keeping the two names connected avoids treating photographs of the same hull as separate vessels.
The hero is a distinct official Lürssen image of EYE and has passed the cross-site duplicate check. The feature examines an established design rather than presenting a historical launch as a September news event.
Official sources: www.lurssen.com. Historical delivery milestones and existing yacht-design features are identified as such, not presented as new events today.