inhabitat

flood proof architecture

Arkup floating homes, Arkup, Koen Olthius, Waterstudio, floating homes, solar power, solar panels, off-grid living, green architecture, waste management, flood-proof architecture, rainwater harvesting, zero-emission

These hurricane-proof floating homes are packed with green features

These solar-powered, zero-emissions floating homes are packed with green goodness. Designed by Dutch architect...

waterstudio.nl, inhabitat interview, Koen Olthuis, Cities Built On Water, water city, hydro city, urban cities and water, water architecture, floating buildings, floating cities, floating architecture

INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Water Architect Koen Olthuis on Floating Buildings & Hydro-Cities

Architect Koen Olthuis of Waterstudio.nl has been fascinating the Inhabitat editors for years with his innovative...

drina river house, tiny house, tiny rock house drina rock house, micro homes, tiny homes, small homes, tiny architecture, flood-proof architecture, flood-proof homes, flood-proof design

Tiny House Perched Atop a Rock in the Middle of a River Withstands 45 Years of Floods

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RokIFtEIgc] The house was built back in 1968 by a group of boys who...

Wet Slum City Apps, Waterstudio.nl, floating architecture, rising sea levels, slums, city apps, humanitarian design

Waterstudio.nl Proposes Floating City Apps To Aid Slums Affected By Rising Sea Levels

Wet slums are slum communities that live in conjunction with the water and many occur around the world. The connection...

redevelopment of a mill compound, Venkataramanan Associates, Nirlon IT Park, architecture Mumbai India, flood proof architecture, architecture flooding, it architecture, technology architecture, LEED certification

Nirlon IT Park in Mumbai Turns a Mill Compound into a Cutting Edge Campus

In a unique redevelopment of a mill compound, Venkataramanan Associates executed a high-tech environment for Nirlon...

More Popular Stories >