The Aurora superyacht — primary exterior render at sunset
Naval Viz · Boat Design · Boat Engineering

The Aurora

The Aurora represents a new chapter for Halcyon Yachts: a 92-metre vessel that pairs traditional craftsmanship with hybrid-electric propulsion. Our brief was to translate that duality into imagery that felt both timeless and unmistakably modern.

We delivered a complete visualization package spanning exterior styling studies, interior renderings of the owner's suite and main salon, and a 90-second sea-trial reel used at the Monaco launch.

Client
Halcyon Yachts · Monaco
Discipline
Naval Visualization
Year
2024
Delivery
62 hero stills · 1 launch reel · 3 configurators
The Approach

From hull plate to final frame.

We worked in tight collaboration with Halcyon's in-house naval architects, using their hull-form geometry as the foundation for every render. The challenge was twofold: capture the elegance of traditional superyacht silhouette while honoring the technical achievement of the hybrid-drive propulsion system.

Our team built the entire vessel in Houdini, with custom marine material shaders developed specifically for the project. Lighting was calibrated against a reference week of golden-hour photography from the Riviera. Atmospherics — water, sky, spray — were simulated using our proprietary marine toolkit, refined over fifteen years of naval work.

The launch reel was cut in stereo for the Monaco premiere and broadcast in 8K for the press kit. Every frame was reviewed at 1:1 against the brief before final delivery.

Selected Frames

From the final delivery

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