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Floating Glass House by Water Studio – Living on Water

On 2011/05/04, In Houseboats, By admin

The Watervilla, a project of Water Studio is a modern floating glass house situated in Netherlands. With the foot of the 1st floor level with the surface, and the ground floor beneath this home sits firmly on the surface of the water. It’s made mostly out of glass, with almost each and every space on the ground floor with great views of the river. The views can be enjoyed from the large roof terrace too, a truly wonderful place to revitalize after a long day. Beneath the ground floor is one bathroom and bedrooms. This house design has definitely taken on modern building techniques, with the complex layouts, wide use of glass, rustic features and a flat roof.

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Modern Boathouse by InnoVida

On 2011/03/02, In Houseboats, By admin

Houseboats and floating homes offer a really one-of-a-kind way of life, where it is possible to live right beside the river (or ocean) and love the feeling. The Grand Opera is so far the world’s largest floating home, a revolutionary house featuring InnoVida’s building technology with the latest house design trends. This houseboat has a water treatment plant, LED lighting system, 12 Volt Solar system and a central AC water based pumps. Inside it features conference room, 4 bedrooms, dining and kitchen area, living room, an office and maid quarters. On the exterior it has a carport, observation terrace on the rooftop and a pool. InnoVida’s ‘Houseboat’ designs include complete floating villa communities, medium class and also high-end villas.

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Villa on Water by +31ARCHITECTS

On 2010/12/17, In Houseboats, By admin

A project of +31ARCHITECTS, this contemporary houseboat resides in the Amstel river of Amsterdam. The design features, unlike majority of floating homes, a quite modern design without losing the typical look of a standard houseboat. Clients get plenty of positive reactions, it evens happens that tourists who pass by boat knock on the windows and ask whether they can enter the house. Living on the water gets more popular in Netherlands. The open kitchen and living area are located on the waterfront, from here one has a beautiful panoramic view at the Amstel and it is possible to enter the floating terrace. Following on from the kitchen and living area bedroom is located on a split level. The split level introduces an open route to the ground floor of the boat and. What’s more, the split level makes it possible to create a terrace on the south side without exceeding the maximum building height.

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Floating Apartment by WaterSpace

On 2010/12/16, In Houseboats, By admin

WaterSpace, the UK manufacturer that gave us the H2Office, a purpose-built floating office, is working on one other unique project by the name ‘Floating Studio Flat.’ It’s being designed as a one bedroom studio apartment that will be used mostly in inland waterways. The floating dwelling, in a variety of floor plans, will feature an upper sun/drinks deck, wet room, kitchen and bedroom. The clients can opt for like integrated solar panels and a wind turbine in order to cut down energy consumption costs.

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Modular Houseboat by Toni Clariana, Magma Design & Enoc Armengol

On 2010/12/11, In Houseboats, By admin

The focus of this interesting living-on-water project is to have fun homes across the fluvial surroundings of Barcelona. Self-efficient apartment units measuring 484 sq ft which are solar-powered and totally energy self-efficient are good enough to dot the landscape. The basic premise is to use one single multifunctional open space which gets partitioned into the deck, bathroom, kitchen, bedroom and living room. This modular houseboat actually features a studio apartment vibe, albeit on the river. Proposed to be sold at $105,000 per unit, it is a playground for the superstars.