Taking it one step beyond “houseboat,” UK-based Kingsley Architects has designed its own brand of modern, low-carbon, mobile floating architecture, and dubbed it the SolarHome. Is there anything this cool home doesn’t do? Located in the Lusatian Lakelands of Germany,...
16 Mar 2009 | Floating Homes
Designed by MOS Architects, this gorgeous prefab floating cottage in Ontario, Canada crosses the traditional concept of “home” with the unique geographic conditions of the little island on Lake Huron. Due to the naturally rising and falling water levels surrounding...
19 Jan 2009 | Floating Homes
Canada’s beautiful British Columbia is home to majestic mountains, endless forest and wonderful lakes – a nature-lovers paradise indeed. So the opportunity to incorporate sustainable housing into these surroundings has led to the awesome innovation of the floating house. Gently...
25 Dec 2008 | Floating Homes
Built by Ferry Boatyard with Norwich-based LSI Architect at the helm of the design, these modern boat houses in Horning, Norfolk, UK, were created as holiday homes for water-lovers with an appreciate for unique, unconventional architecture. The community of nine...
19 Nov 2008 | Floating Homes
The Schwimmhaus by German architects Confused-Direction Design is truly a forward-thinking residential design that touches on a range of building innovations, from its prefab construction and use of sustainable building materials, to its floating fashion for modern living in northern...
10 Nov 2008 | Floating Homes