Floating Houses
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Floating housing is a popular direction of architecture these days, which is fundamentally different from any other. The main difference is that these houses are located on the water. Some of the floating houses are able to move independently on the water, while they are not a yacht or boat, but rather resemble space houses, but they can swim. Therefore, they are also sometimes called – houseboat, since they combine both functions. Check out these unusual floating houses from all over the world.
Today we want to show you Baobab Waterfall by Ahmad Eghtesad and Mohammad Aghaei. Move east more than 500 km from the southeast coast of Africa you will reach Madagascar,…
This ambitious concept by Lenka Petráková proposes to solve one of the world’s biggest pollution problems: ocean garbage. Called the “8th Continent”, the design collects plastic debris from the water’s…
The Arkup No.1 Floating Home is not just a luxurious concept but a revolutionary one. Designed by Dutch architect Koen Olthuis of Waterstudio.nl, Arkup is a unique floating home realised…
While our ultimate goal as a species is to prevent sea levels from rising and drowning civilizations, there is a slight concern about how we would survive in this dystopic…
Throughout the annals of recorded history, man has always dreamed of making the ocean his domain. Architect Pierpaolo Lezzerini’s fantastic vision of a buoyant city on the water mixes Mayan…
Combining elements of a houseboat, luxury yacht, and oil rig, Arkup Mobile Overwater Villas propose a new solution for maritime living. Designed by Dutch architect Koen Olthuis, the 4,350 square-foot…
Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut developed plans for an amazing oceanic city built out of recycled rubbish. This futuristic building proposal extends 1,000 meters down into the depths of the sea,…
Launched at the Dubai International Boat Show, Kleindienst Group‘s “Floating Seahorse” is a contemporary marine yacht that boasts underwater rooms with breathtaking views. Intelligently designed, engineered and developed in Dubai,…
The eco island is the next step in noninvasive architecture that actively improves the environment. To commemorate the 50 th anniversary of Cancun’s development into a worldwide tourist destination, designer…
Sometimes architects surprise us with really unusual ideas. And not just with extraordinary architecture forms but also with unusual places for their creations. We think you would agree that open…
