Amphibious houses
October 04, 2005
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I am captivated by the thought of these floating houses like these sold in Germany I previously covered. The Dutch smartly preparing for climate change and rising water levels are largely depending on these amphibious homes. If and when the rivers will rise above their banks, the houses will rise upwards as well. 37 of the floating houses are already strung along a branch of the Maas. The cellar, not built into the earth like I first thought is built into the platform. The hollow foundation can be compared to the hull of a ship, safely buoying the structure up above water. Two steel posts which are drivin deep enough into the earth to withstand currents you would find in the open seas prevent the houses from floating away and so as the water level sinks they sink back down in sequence. These model houses are built to last at least one hundred years, and can be fixed in the dockyard if there are any problems. If only New Orleans can somehow implement this brilliant idea.
Amphibious houses (we-make-money-not-art)
Floating houses rise with floodwaters (BoingBoing)
Floating Home
September 30, 2005
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If you have a fascination with water this new lifestyle may be for you! Buying a home by the water is expensive and hard to find then how about buying a home in the water? So why not make use of the water as the Londoners do in Little Venice asks the German based Floating homes company? In large German conurbations there is sufficient waste land with areas of water that could be reactivated and brought back to life by floating homes. These homes are modern inside to say the least, and feature a wide range of floor plan modification options. Sounds like an acquired taste, but hey what bachelor wouldn't want to be able to say: Hey! Let me take you back to my house, it's in the middle of the lake, we can be as loud as we want!
Floating home (Yanko Design)
