NL architects: water wonen

'water wonen' by NL architects
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water wonen by dutch firm NL architects investigates the possibilities of living on water,
or land that is flooded in case of heavy rain.
water wonen = liquid urbanism

water wonen emerged from a simple observation: 
why are houseboats not self-propelled?


'water wonen' by NL architects
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concepts of docking stations
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'water wonen' docking station


'water wonen' docking station

paradoxically houseboats can’t go anywhere by themselves. they need a towboat.

on the water, in principle you are footloose. you can go ‘anywhere’. all you need is a
‘docking station’:
for energy, dumping your trash, parking your car, for picking up mail,
for water, sewage etc.


docking station
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swarming out
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low water
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high water
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houseboats being towed by tug boats
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houseboats being towed by tug boats
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