This two-story house floating on the Willamette River was built by architect Robert Oshatz in 1984. Dubbed Aqua Star, it features metal siding and a copper dome-shaped roof that makes it appear as an observatory. The floating house was designed ...
Estonian firm Kodasema who launched the Koda movable concrete house in 2017 is back with another fantastic house model that floats over water. Dubbed KODA Light Float, it is a tiny prefab house, installed on a pontoon base. Designed in ...
Contrived by Valencia-based architecture firm Mano de Santo in collaboration with KM ZERO Open Innovation Hub, Punta de Mar is a proposed houseboat intended for sustainable tourism. Made from natural low-impact building materials, it is meant for two people wanting ...
Built by Andrew Burges Architects, this two-story floating pavilion in Sydney is one of their first projects commissioned by a family having five school-going children. The beauty of the Carport Treehouse lies in the floating structure half-cantilevered over the sloping ...
The rising housing crisis has led various companies around the world to find new ways to provide housing to people. Floating houses have arisen as a key solution, but they aren’t inexpensive. However, those who don’t care about money can ...
If you remember the floating glass cube restaurant to be built over the Hudson River in the US, something similar has been built by Czech Republic-based firm Studio H3T Architects under the remaining arch of an old railway bridge. Dubbed ...
Berlin-based brothers, Oliver and Chris Laugsch of travel website Welcome Beyond own Modern Boat, a floating housing unit positioned somewhere on the Spree river bay in eastern part of the city. In order to offer something unique to visitors, they ...
While housing rents on land are reaching new highs across the globe, water-based homes like Rev Houseboat are becoming more convenient living solutions. It is designed to bring all the luxuries of a deluxe penthouse into a small abode that ...
San Francisco-based Terry & Terry Architecture has created a concept house that responds to environmental changes and recommends a structure that flows with the tides. Dubbed Tidal House, the solar-powered house is based on technology used in mobile offshore drilling and ...
People in Germany are slowly inclining towards self-sufficient floating homes, as these are economical residences that offer better off-grid living away from noisy and polluted city life. The Lusatian Lake District (Lausitzer Seenland) is the largest artificial Lake District in ...
