aparmentcomplex on water

[ronald1987]

I read this in the paper this morning. The apartments can float on the water, or be built on stilts.

Apartmentcomplex 'Boathouse' at Woubrugge brings history and modern waterdwelling together. Woubrugge has economically been ... on shipbuilding until very late in the last century, and both in design as well as in the choice of materials this apartmentcomplex refers to these times. Dark wood and zinc roofs combined with glass result in a robust yet classy appearance. The complex consists of two groups of three buildings, arranged around two central courts. Each building contains two to four appartments. The dwellings at the sides are connected directly to the water by the livingroom, whereas the dwellings at the canal-side have the living-room raised above the boathouses. The interior courtyard offers parkingspace and has access to a ramp in the center of the boat-house.

The roofs are highest at the canal-side and decline towards the road. From the road the water can be seen right through the boathouse, which gives the complex a modest character.



More info:http://www.waterstudio.nl/?lang=en

 

[ronald1987]

I found this one to be really good, too.

Melrose Place apartment building measures 25 by 25 meters and covers 20 small apartments around an open inner courtyard. The design has been made for a Dutch town called Zwolle. Different themes, or even a pool, can be added to this designconcept. The depth of this floating structure is 1.6 meters and it is able to float in semi-open water such as a seaharbour.

 

[Observer Walt]

Re: apartment complex on water

These are attractive-looking concepts. Why can't we have a similar degree of imagination in our waterfront city?

 

[TdotTrickyRicky]

^to be fair design innovation of this kind is more pressing in a region facing inundation by the sea than in one where lake levels are dropping. Maybe we should be designing houses on tracks that slowly creep forward towards the water as it recedes.

 

[interchange42]

Environmental regulations here make it very difficult (read time-consuming, read expensive) for the TRCA to build new parkland in the lake. I can't imagine the added expense a developer would have to go through to get housing approved on top of it.

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