Traditional lines married to modern interiors, layouts and systems.
Wooden boat design at Tana Beru marries traditional Bugis hull lines to modern interiors and systems: we develop the lines, the general arrangement and a buildable specification — by hand and in 3D — so your phinisi looks classic and lives like a modern yacht.
A phinisi’s beauty is in its lines, and those lines are the product of centuries of refinement. Good design here does not fight that heritage; it works with it. We keep the traditional sheer, bow and rig proportions that make a phinisi unmistakable, and put the modern thinking where it belongs — in the layout, the systems and the interior.
The gap between a romantic traditional exterior and a genuinely comfortable interior is where most of the design work happens. We plan cabins that are quiet and cool, heads and galleys that work at sea, saloons and decks that flow, and stowage that a real cruising or charter operation needs — all inside a hull that still reads as a classic phinisi from the water.
Interior style is yours: austere and nautical, warm and timber-rich, or clean and modern. We detail it to a specification the shipwrights and joiners can build to, not just a mood board.
The oldest phinisi were built with no drawings at all, and the master’s eye still leads the hull. But for a modern commission we add value with drawn lines, a 3D hull and interior model, and a clear general-arrangement plan — so you can see and sign off your boat before the timber is cut, and so the build can be documented for classification if you need it.
This is design in service of building, not a standalone drafting studio. Everything we draw is meant to become a real hull on the Tana Beru beach. If you already hold plans, we design the build around them; if you have only a brief, we take it from idea to buildable specification.
Ask the Builder: “Can a traditional phinisi really have a modern interior?” Yes — the hull is generous, and once it is structurally complete the interior is joined to whatever standard you specify. The trick is planning weight, tankage and systems early so the modern comfort does not compromise how the boat sits and sails.
Yes — from traditional lines and 3D layouts to a buildable specification, all aimed at a real Tana Beru commission.
That is exactly our approach: traditional exterior lines, modern interior, systems and comfort.
Yes. We build to your plans, or collaborate with your designer, or develop the design from your brief.
We can provide drawn lines and a 3D hull-and-interior model so you sign off the boat before timber is cut.
Every commission begins with a short, honest conversation about length, use, timber, budget band and realistic timeline — no obligation, no pressure. Contracts are issued by PT Komodo Galangan Nusantara.
+62 811-3941-4563 bd@juaraholding.com
