Floating Houses
INTERVIEW: Sustainability Advisor Lonny Grafman on the Waterpod
If you live in New York City, you may soon have the chance to check out the Waterpod, an incredible self-reliant eco-habitat, exhibition, and living space designed to showcase sustainable grassroots
China Transforms Soviet Warship Into World’s First Luxury Aircraft Carrier Hotel
What do you look for when choosing a luxury hotel – a gym? A swimming pool? How about the ability to launch over 30 aircraft at an enemy country? If you said yes to all of the above, then
Paypal Founder Backs Blueseed’s Visa-Free Floating City in California
A genius startup called Blueseed recently announced that Paypal founder Peter Thiel has offered to help secure financing for a visa-free floating city off the California coast. This
Modular Floating Homes by Isola System Leave an Ultralight Footprint
Have you ever wanted to live on water, but don’t see yourself swinging an anchor over a boat’s hull? Isola System has created a new and simple floating housing solution that allows you to
Take Your Next Vacation in a Floating Off-Grid SolarHome
UK-based Kingsley Architects have put a new spin on traveling the country in a mobile home. Rather than loading up a gas-guzzling Winabago, the firm has designed an eco houseboat that can safely transport
INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Koen Olthuis of WaterStudio.nl Talks About Design for a Water World
In light of all the dire news related to climate change, rising sea levels and the natural disasters which have stricken numerous coastal areas around the world, we here at Inhabitat would like to
Last Surviving Ellis Island Ferry Transformed Into a Floating Home
It goes without saying that designers always have impeccably put together apartments and homes, but we must say that this historic boat turned floating home takes the cake for creative living. Created by
PHOTOS: Boggsville Boatel Turns Defunct Boats into Floating Hotels for NYC!
Though many non-New Yorkers (and many a Manhattanite) fail to realize that there is more to New York than one jam-packed island, some of the city’s best kept summer secrets lie on edges of the outer
bam!’s Greenery-Filled Floating Pods Win the Venice CityVision Competition
Looks like gondolas are out, and bam!’s greenery-filled outdoor rooms for Venice are in! Chosen out of 201 proposals from all five continents by a judging panel that included Bjarke Ingels of BIG
Dutchman Builds Massive Ark to Save the Netherlands From Drowning
Inspired by a dream (or in this case nightmare) about a massive flood that wiped out Holland, ambitious native Dutchman Johan Huibers has constructed a full-sized, water-ready ark just like Noah’s. “I
Amphibious 1000: A Design for Qatar’s First Luxury Semi-Submerged Floating Hotel
Called Amphibious 1000, this design envisions Qatar’s first semisubmerged hotel as a big aquatic animal stretching out from the land into the sea. Designed by the Giancarlo Zema Design Group, the
Floating “Kaluga” Sauna Sprouts a Tree on Top
Russia’s Festival of Landscape Objects saw a flotilla of seaworthy buildings float down the Ugra River to Nikola-Lenivets Village. Among the visionary houses was a beautifully-finished floating
Wood-Wrapped Floating House Maximizes Urban Growth
Modernism takes to the seas with this beautiful wood-wrapped houseboat by German architects Rost Niderehe. Seafaring homes have proven their viability through the years, and entire neighborhoods of
The Uboat is a Self-Sustaining Floating Home
Most large urban areas are located next to a large body of water – whether it is a canal, river, lake or ocean. As a way to combat commuter and residential pollution, parts of these waterways can be
The Last Resort: A Solar Powered Floating Home
Living on the water is a dream for many — fortunately, this design for a solar-powered floating home may soon see open water! Brought to you by the same designers who came up with the futuristic
Maldives To Fight Rising Sea Levels With Floating Islands
The tiny island nation of the Maldives is under serious threat from rising sea levels caused by climate change. No part of the 1200 islands which make up the Maldives is more than six feet above sea
Self-Sufficent Floating House Powered by the Sun and Sea
House on the Water by Poland-based Formodesign is a stunning floating home that relies on the surrounding sea and radiating sun to keep it self-sufficient in terms of energy and h2o. Accessible only by
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