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Floating architecture

  • Bedding 1 by Arcgency and MAST

    Floating community space in Copenhagen by Arcgency and MAST "makes water an active part of everyday life"

    Danish architecture studios Arcgency and MAST have completed Bedding 1 in Copenhagen, a floating community space and guesthouse that is moored alongside the artificial island of Christiansholm. More about Floating community space in Copenhagen by Arcgency and MAST "makes water an active part of everyday life"

    Jon Astbury | 16 May 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Timber-clad corner of Float House by TiggColl

    TiggColl's modular Float House makes life on water more accessible

    London studio TiggColl has put a new spin on the houseboat, creating a bright and spacious family home that is step-free and easy to maintain. More about TiggColl's modular Float House makes life on water more accessible

    Amy Frearson | 21 January 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Watercave by Rabagast Studio

    Rabagast Studio floats timber sauna atop lake in rural Norway

    Student architectural practice Rabagast Studio has completed Watercave, a floating timber sauna on a small pontoon in a Norwegian lake. More about Rabagast Studio floats timber sauna atop lake in rural Norway

    Jon Astbury | 23 December 2025 | Leave a comment
  • AquaPraça plaza in Belém by Carlo Ratti Associati and Höweler + Yoon Architecture

    Amazon River becomes permanent home for Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon's AquaPraça plaza

    A floating plaza designed by Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture has anchored in Belém, Brazil, following its residency at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Amazon River becomes permanent home for Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon's AquaPraça plaza

    Amy Peacock | 28 November 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Duck hut Taiwan Nesting Plan series

    Floating pinecone-shaped huts shelter ducks from "Taiwan's intensely hot summers and frequent typhoons"

    Designer Cheng-Tsung Feng has created four floating wooden shelters for ducks in Taiwan to provide protection from extreme weather conditions. More about Floating pinecone-shaped huts shelter ducks from "Taiwan's intensely hot summers and frequent typhoons"

    Rheanna Hopkins | 14 September 2025 | Leave a comment
  • White plaza being towed in Venice

    Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon's floating AquaPraça plaza anchors in Venice

    Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture have debuted a floating plaza with sloping floors at the Venice Architecture Biennale before it journeys to Brazil for COP30. More about Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon's floating AquaPraça plaza anchors in Venice

    Amy Peacock | 12 September 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Floating Sauna San Francisco

    Floating sauna made from shipping containers installed in California

    California architect Nick Polansky used redwood decking to clad a barge and topped it with recycled shipping containers to create the Fjord floating sauna in San Francisco Bay, USA. More about Floating sauna made from shipping containers installed in California

    Ben Dreith | 3 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • AquaPraça by Carlo Ratti Associati and Howeler + Yoon Architecture

    Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon design floating AquaPraça plaza for Amazonian bay

    Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture have unveiled their design for a floating plaza, which will form part of this year's Venice Architecture Biennale before relocating to Belém, Brazil. More about Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon design floating AquaPraça plaza for Amazonian bay

    Amy Peacock | 28 May 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Spoorweghaven by MAST

    MAST designs "largest floating housing development in Europe" to revitalise Rotterdam dock

    Architecture studio MAST is designing a floating residential neighbourhood in a disused dock in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that will be fully accessible by boat. More about MAST designs "largest floating housing development in Europe" to revitalise Rotterdam dock

    Starr Charles | 23 May 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Floating panel court

    Yntegra Group creates "first-of-its-kind" floating padel court in Miami Harbor

    Investment firm Yntegra Group has unveiled a floating padel court in Miami Harbor that was partially constructed using recycled steel from shipyards. More about Yntegra Group creates "first-of-its-kind" floating padel court in Miami Harbor

    Ellen Eberhardt | 11 December 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Sømærket by EFFEKT and MAST

    EFFEKT and MAST design floating platform for marine park in Denmark

    Sømærket is a proposal for a floating pavilion in Denmark, which local studios EFFEKT and MAST have designed to be towed between cities to "raise awareness about the underwater world". More about EFFEKT and MAST design floating platform for marine park in Denmark

    Lizzie Crook | 13 August 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Floating house by Natura Futura and Juan Carlos Bamba

    La Balsanera house aims to revive "tradition of living on the river" in Ecuador

    Architecture studio Natura Futura Arquitectura and architect Juan Carlos Bamba have created a floating house along the Babahoyo River in Ecuador. More about La Balsanera house aims to revive "tradition of living on the river" in Ecuador

    Starr Charles | 3 December 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Exterior of Floating Bamboo House by H&P Architects

    Floating Bamboo House offers model for "stable and safe accommodation"

    Vietnamese studio H&P Architects has created a prototype for a floating home made of bamboo that is designed to withstand rising sea levels. More about Floating Bamboo House offers model for "stable and safe accommodation"

    Betty Owoo | 17 June 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Side view of Big Branzino floating on a body of water

    Sandellsandberg creates floating sauna for trips across Stockholm archipelago

    Swedish studio Sandellsandberg has completed the Big Branzino, a floating sauna designed to drift against the changing backdrop of the Stockholm archipelago. More about Sandellsandberg creates floating sauna for trips across Stockholm archipelago

    Jon Astbury | 11 December 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Salmon Eye

    Kvorning Design references salmon scales for ovoid Salmon Eye pavilion

    Salmon Eye is a floating exhibition pavilion and aquaculture visitor centre on Norway's Hardangerfjord, which Kvorning Design created with a facade formed from stainless steel plates designed to mimic fish scales. More about Kvorning Design references salmon scales for ovoid Salmon Eye pavilion

    Jane Englefield | 1 December 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Floating Office Rotterdam by Powerhouse Company

    Powerhouse Company builds floating office in Rotterdam's Rijnhaven

    Dutch architecture firm Powerhouse Company has used cross-laminated timber to construct an off-grid office building that floats on water. More about Powerhouse Company builds floating office in Rotterdam's Rijnhaven

    Amy Frearson | 24 October 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Floating Homes from Land on Water by MAST

    MAST develops adaptable flat-pack system for building floating homes

    Danish maritime architecture studio MAST has developed Land on Water, a system for constructing floating buildings that aims to be more flexible and sustainable than traditional methods. More about MAST develops adaptable flat-pack system for building floating homes

    Amy Frearson | 14 October 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Bademaschinen by ACT! Studio and Borhaven Arkitekter

    ACT! Studio and Borhaven Arkitekter add "joyous" floating sauna to Oslo harbour

    Norwegian architecture studios ACT! Studio and Borhaven Arkitekter have created the Bademaschinen floating sauna in Oslo harbour. More about ACT! Studio and Borhaven Arkitekter add "joyous" floating sauna to Oslo harbour

    Katie Last | 15 September 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Colourful houses in the Maldives Floating City

    This week the Maldives unveiled a floating island city 

    This week on Dezeen, the Maldives revealed its plans to create the "world's first true floating island city" with 5,000 homes that will rise with the sea. More about This week the Maldives unveiled a floating island city 

    Lizzie Crook | 2 July 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Maldives

    Maldives reveals "world's first true floating island city" to cope with rising sea levels

    The Maldives has partnered with architecture studio Waterstudio to create a brain-shaped floating city that will house 20,000 people in a lagoon near the country's capital. More about Maldives reveals "world's first true floating island city" to cope with rising sea levels

    Alice Finney | 27 June 2022 | Leave a comment
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