BIG and Barcode Architects unveil floating zero-energy apartments for Amsterdam

Just when you think green design has grown stagnant, <a href="http://www.big.dk/#projects">Bjarke Ingels Group</a> (BIG) comes around with a groundbreaking new scheme that turns architecture upside down. Excited to finally work in Amsterdam, BIG and <a href="http://www.barcodearchitects.com/">Barcode Architects</a> have unveiled their Sluishuis design, a floating <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/mixed-use/">mixed-use</a> building that offers a variety of incredible amenities, including cascading green terraces, floating gardens, and 380 <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/zero-energy/">zero-energy</a> apartments.

BIG describes Sluishuis as a classical courtyard building.

There will be places to live, walk, and explore on Sluishuis.

The building is intended to become an iconic landmark.

There will be floating gardens and a sailing school around Sluishuis.

There will also be places to dock houseboats at Sluishuis.

Residents will have incredible views of IJ Lake and the green building.

BIG says the silhouette of the building will change as a person walks around it.