Meet AISHA: the 40-Metre That Thinks Bigger

Red Yacht Design  the multi-award-winning studio behind every line of AISHA's exterior and interior, operates out of London, alongside offices in Miami and Istanbul. Co-founded by architect Cana Gökhan and naval architect Fatih Sürekli, the studio has quickly established itself as one of the most exciting design practices working in the superyacht sector today.

The decision to build entirely in aluminium wasn't an afterthought, it was the founding principle of the project. At 40 metres, aluminium construction is not universal, and the choice reflects a deliberate set of trade-offs made in the owner's favour: a lighter, stiffer hull that can carry generous interior volume without the weight penalty that would otherwise compromise performance and seakeeping.

The result is a yacht with a 9.1-metre beam, notably wide for her length, that still moves with the confidence you'd expect of a proper offshore platform. Naval architecture and engineering were handled by Notilus Design, with project management by Eureka Yachts, ensuring the complexity of that ambition was delivered with rigour from keel to superstructure.

The interior was shaped through an unusually close collaboration with the owner, who remained involved throughout the design process to ensure the finished yacht reflects the way his family actually lives, not a generic idea of luxury. What emerges is a space that feels inhabited rather than staged, personal, practical, and designed around real routines.

In the conversations that matter, about how a yacht actually lives, how a family actually uses it, and what good design actually costs at 40 metres, she may well be the most interesting one there.