Herman Hertzberger’s Floating Houses in the Netherlands 9,236 views
Posted 25 January 2008 by N. A. Hilal
Filed under: 21th Century Architecture, Contemporary Architecture, Contemporary World Architecture
Filed under: 21th Century Architecture, Contemporary Architecture, Contemporary World Architecture
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Two-third of Netherlands is below sea level, thats why the country protected by an ingenious system of “polders” and strong flood barriers. Now those method is mentioned as old technique or defensive against water. According to Koen Olthius from Waterstudio, the safest place to be is actually the water, so instead of building barrier we should working with water and build a floating architecture.
Via Guardian
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