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- Welcome to South Beach, Miami.
My name is Marius Koller.
I am the co-founder of House Yacht Living,
and we are at the Arkup.
What is it, a house or a yacht?
Well, you can certainly call it a house yacht,
or we call it a floating villa,
but it is truly the first livable luxury
sustainable yacht in the world
which is independent of electricity and water.
We have 119 solar panels on the roof,
and we can store 182 kilowatt in our battery packs,
which is sufficient for the electricity,
for the air condition, also to drive this yacht
and for all the hydraulic system.
What also makes it one of the kind in the world is,
right now it's lifted.
I can push a button
and we can right now go about another 18 feet,
which would truly help in the case of a hurricane,
and we also have hurricane impact windows
that have been done by code up to 155 miles an hour.
It makes it truly not just beautiful but also safe.
The Arkup is 4,350 square feet of living space.
It has four bedroom, four and a half bath,
and sleeps very comfortable eight people.
So this house yacht is on the market for $5.5 million.
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And this is the ultimate outside living area.
So you can actually have alone 55 people
alone on the outside sliding deck.
The best part of it, when we drive it,
we actually fold the side glasses down
and the entire deck slides right into the hull.
So the extendable deck gives you another 12 feet
on 455 square feet of living space.
Here's one of the four piling systems which are responsible,
the entire yacht can be lifted above water,
so we are stable like a house.
Here we are in the back on the boat.
This is a lifting platform which can go down to the water
in case you wanna go for a swim
or being picked up by a tender boat.
And right after you get off the jet ski,
very convenient, an outdoor shower.
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So on a yacht it would be the galley, right,
but as you see we have a full size kitchen.
We even have an amazing wine cooler here.
Double fridge.
It's really all high-end luxury finishing as well
at the same time.
While you cook, prepare the food,
you also can enjoy the view,
at the same time entertain your friends.
So, I think this is really one of the best parts.
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Right next door here, we have an optional fourth bathroom,
watch those pocket doors.
In case you have your crew, captain, maid or butler,
we also have some bunk beds installed here,
so that the owner of the yacht
actually can have and keep his complete privacy
at the same time.
So we also have a full-sized bathroom out here,
and now let me show you the outside area.
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All right, here might be the best piece of the yacht.
Everybody thinks it's the barbecue, but it's the hub.
This is where you drive it, obviously.
This is responsible for the hydraulics,
so why we are so stable like a house.
So we could raise ourselves up
about another 18 feet right now.
Like on any other yacht, we have the bow thrust.
We can give some gas,
in this case it would be solar electric.
We have here the energy.
We can here measure how much is being stored
in the batteries and how much we're using at the same time.
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All right, only a few steps into the living room,
but the view's continuing forever.
Obviously the yacht is unfurnished.
We have chosen our defacto to have all the furniture
customized in Brazil.
We also have a surround system,
and this is a really comfortable area to hang out.
And it's really unbelievable
when you take this yacht for a spin and it's moving,
that you actually really can just sit here
and enjoy the view.
So, I would like to point out,
because this is innovative architecture of the future,
that the architects received Innovation Award
by the French American Chamber of Commerce,
the Green Award by the Miami Chamber of Commerce,
and even the golden key to the city.
I would like to mention that we have additional storage here
and also an additional half bath
and a full-size washer and dryer.
As I mentioned, no water and electricity bill here either.
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When you purchase this yacht fully furnished
we will include this beautiful piece by Hamilt Naguara.
It reminds us how close the beach is actually from here.
So, great piece to have.
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We call it the VIP suite, also very spacious room,
floor to ceiling windows, has a private terrace,
and a little desk you can work on.
Also here, you can hang out probably all day.
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All right, here another spacious bathroom,
double sink, rain shower, and I think the inspiration
of the colors all matching the beach
and the lifestyle here we experience in Miami.
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Welcome to the master bedroom.
In case you have enough of the sun,
then obviously we can change the view as well.
Pretty spacious, you have your own desk in there,
you have a bathtub.
In the living room you have nine foot high
floor to ceiling windows,
and I think the view speaks for itself.
I think you can just hang out here all day if you like.
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So, this is the master bathroom.
Obviously, pretty spacious,
something you usually don't see on a yacht.
Double sink, everything inside is custom.
Double rain shower, a lot of natural lights.
I think this is definitely a dream bathroom.
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Right off the master suite you have this beautiful terrace.
By the way, we are actually just a few
walking distance from all the craziness,
nightlife and restaurants, five minutes to the beach,
while we are here at the edge of the marina
and can just enjoy the view or go fishing.
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Thanks for coming.
I'm glad you were able to see the Arkup house here.
So the extendable deck gives you another 12 feet
on 455 square feet of living space.
Four bedroom, four and a half baths,
sleeps comfortable eight,
and probably another hundred of your friends
fitting on it as well.
This is true house yacht living.
It's on the market for $5.5 million.
For more information go on houseyachtliving.com.
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