In the context of climate change, natural calamities and rising sea levels, coastal communities are more or less stranded. Manila-based architecture firm Dada Design has an idea for a housing solution ...

A new fleet of pod houses created for life on the water has just been unveiled by the Panama-based company, which specializes in cutting-edge marine technology. The unique houses combine fine ...

As much as we strive to reach it, dream of it, and imagine it into our lifetime goal, perfection doesn’t exist. But this floating tiny house comes pretty close to it, with its off-grid capabilities, ...

This contemporary houseboat-style home, set on the south shore of Lake Union, has an end-of-dock lot facing Gas Works Park and is within easy reach of downtown Seattle. The floating home, built in ...

As sea levels rise and storms worsen, threatening the planet's fragile coastlines, some architects and developers are looking to the water not as a looming threat, but as a frontier for development.

From a svelte residence that stays cool with the breeze, to a cutting-edge 3D-printed housing development, plus a prototype bamboo dwelling designed to handle flooding, our selection of the top 10 ...

A flood-prone commune in Quang Tri province has found an ingenious way to live with rising waters - floating houses that rise ...

When viewed from the outside, the Float-Box House – located on a 750sq m angular plot surrounded by the lush Kota Damansara Forest Reserve – appears to be levitating above ground. But that’s not magic ...

Don’t use a carpenter’s level to establish a horizontal line when building a floating house, says Marc Even, who often has three custom homes, in various stages of completion, bobbing on the water ...

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