Houseboats
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Bluefield Houseboats aims to offer the kind of living experience you'd usually expect from a high-end house or apartment, but on the water. To this end, the firm uses prefabricated construction, energy-efficient design, and home automation technology in its high-end houseboats.
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A new floating home combines the UAE's penchant for the finer things in life with Dutch maritime engineering expertise. The Waterlovt is aimed at providing its owners with all the bells and whistles of a luxury apartment, the freedom of a waterborne lifestyle and the autonomy of off-grid living.
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When the Floating Seahorse was first unveiled, it had the look of something that might well stay on the drawing board. On the contrary, though, the first one is now in situ at the World in Dubai and, such has been the interest in them, details of a larger Signature Edition have been released.
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Italian mini yacht-maker Jet Capsule has drawn up a concept for a saucer-shaped UFO, or Unidentified Floating Object, which offers a completely off-grid existence floating on the ocean.
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The Inspire houseboat borrows from several other innovative products, including expandable boats and slide-out camper modules, to provide a comfortable land/water living space for touring the world by highway and waterway.
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We all like a relaxing holiday, but what if you could literally float away from all your worries? The Floatwing floating home lets you do just that. Whether used as a romantic getaway, a place to stay with friends or a watersports base camp, it can move leisurely around the calm serenity of a lake.
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Have you ever dreamt of living in floating house in which you simply cast off and sail away? Well now's your chance. For one week only, Airbnb is offering the opportunity of a night's stay at a house that is floating along the River Thames in London, UK.
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Italian yacht designer Christian Grande has recently come up with a floating village concept. Dubbed Abifloat, the project features a collection of floating homes that incorporate modular and sustainable design.
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Inachus” is a two story house boat that more appropriately resembles a hi-tech floating mansion.
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Using recycled materials, renewable energy and a small fleet of solar-powered houseboats, the Holiday Shores Condo-Tel development will provide 64 suites for the environmentally conscious.