Some yachts are born from a single idea; others emerge from a meeting of worlds. Sanlorenzo’s new SX120 – the 36.6m flagship of the Italian builder’s crossover line – belongs firmly to the latter category, combining the style of a flybridge yacht with the adventurous spirit of an explorer.
Tommaso Vincenzi, Sanlorenzo’s CEO, explains: “The SX line represents a synthesis between the classic motoryacht with a flybridge and (our) explorer range.”
Like other yachts in the SX series, exteriors are from Zuccon International Project and interiors are by Lissoni & Partners. As the biggest SX yacht yet, the SX120 boasts a volume of 270GT, yet the project was about more than simply going larger.
“Sanlorenzo’s ambition was to develop a yacht that transcended mere enlargement of previous designs,” Vincenzi says. “The idea was to create a new flagship that would embody and elevate the core values of the line – combining functionality and aesthetics, simplicity and elegance, performance and sustainability in a forward-thinking yacht.”
The exterior profile itself showcases a combination of styles, blending architectural forms and organic softness.
Bernardo Zuccon, chief architect of Zuccon International Project, says: “The exterior expresses a controlled dynamism – clean, horizontal lines that give the yacht a sense of composure. These combine with sculptural surfaces that bring warmth and identity drawn from organic architecture, where form is shaped as a continuous, harmonious volume.”
For the exterior design team, the SX120 project began with a specific request from the shipyard. “Sanlorenzo asked us to take the SX lineage a step further, pushing its founding principles – fluidity, openness and a strong dialogue between indoor and outdoor spaces – to a new scale,” Zuccon says.
“Beyond the natural evolution of the range, the shipyard expressly requested the introduction of new features capable of enriching the onboard experience, with particular attention to the sundeck.”
Zuccon highlights that the SX120’s sundeck has been completely re-imagined to improve the functional liveability of the space.
This enhanced versatility is underscored by the debut of the ‘Smart Island’, a freely configurable modular seating system designed with Lissoni & Partners and introduced for the first time on an SX yacht.
BEACH CLUB SUPREME
The SX120 preserves the lineage of the SX line, namely stepping up from the SX112, while preserving the DNA of the family with an integrated bow area, seamless connection between decks, and an open stern conceived as a multifunctional terrace on the sea.
Indeed, one of the yacht’s most striking architectural gestures lies aft, where the SX120 pushes the SX concept to new extremes with an expansive 70sqm beach area, which is achieved by expanding the 40sqm platform with opening side terraces.
The beach area also incorporates a swimming pool, which can be covered or uncovered through a lift-and-slide sundeck mechanism, ensuring aesthetics, usability, privacy and safety during navigation.
On the SX120, use of space was played with inside and out, with the design intentionally shifting volumes forward, allowing for the expansive aft area while maintaining the unusual layout and open-plan interior that’s fundamental to the SX line. “I am particularly fond of the stern area,” Zuccon adm
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