Between innovations in medicine, public health awareness and general longevity, it’s only a matter of time before our planet becomes too populous for its own good and well-heeled families head for the high seas.
These floating pieces of architecture utilizes Earth’s neverending seas as their backdrop. From residential condominiums to restaurants, cabins, parking lots, and entire cities, adventurers have plenty of floating architecture from which to select their next home.
It may only be a matter of time before us landlubbers are forced to live in ocean communities, but the abundance of floating architecture below indicates we'll have plenty of options when that day comes.
16 Pieces of Floating Architecture
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Future Floating Cities
ResidenSea's The World and Freedom Ship
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Floating Ecopolis for Climate Refugees
The Lilypad
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Floating Car Park
When Parking Lots Become Tourist Attractions
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Ocean-Top Living
Aquadomi Floating House
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Floating Luxury Palace
Airborne Strato Cruiser
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Floating Retirement Condos
Residential Cruise Line
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Floating Worlds
The AZ Island Megaship (Flashback)
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Floating Community
River Cities Condos
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Floating Restaurant Tables
BBQ-Donut
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Sustainable Houseboats
The ‘Schwimmhaus'
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Modular, Floating Pools
Mobideep Docks
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Green Floating Villages
Eco Architecture in Northern England
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Floating Musical Art Sculptures
Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea
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Camping Rafts
Floating Cabins
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Floating Pools
Berlin's Badeschiff Floats In The Spree River
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Floating Airports
Holland Concept Features Rotating Runways
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Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
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Serenely Stilted Houses
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Space-Conscious Compact Homes
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Separate Dwelling Tiny Houses
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Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
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Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
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Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures
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Compact Off-Grid Bright Homes
Modern Tiny Living Designed the Sea Chord with Plenty of Storage
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
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Flax Fiber Floating Homes
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Eco-Friendly Luxury Villas
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Floating Sustainable Padel Courts
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Geometric Structural Forest Homes
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Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
Stunning Mid-Century Coastal Homes
Design Theory Updates a House from the 1960s
Curvaceous Luxury Condominiums
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Bio-Cement Oceanic Structures
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Nature-Connecting Vacation Homes
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War Plane-Inspired Off-Grid Homes
Peter Markos Designs the Tiny Monocoque Cabin
Captivating Stilt-House Hotels
MAST Introduces Plans to Build a Hotel on Stilts in Portugal
Harmonious Modern Beach Houses
Raiz Arquitectura Designs the Casa D31 is São Paulo, Brazil
Residential Cruise Ships
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Balearic Island Housing Projects
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Vertical Co-Living Neighborhoods
West of West Wins an AIA Competition in San Francisco
Japanese Garden-Inspired Offices
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Renovated Compact Loft Apartments
Metre Architects' Vessel Project Renovates a Small Space
Solar-Powered Compact Houseboats
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Deep-Sea Exploration Bases
This Underwater Research Station Can House Scientists For Long Periods
Community-Driven Wellness Residences
THE WELL Bay Harbor Islands Embraces Holistic Living
Futuristic Hospital Designs
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Award-Winning Housing Designs
Hong-En Lin Emphasizes the Importance of Clean Water Access
Underwater Pool Window Residences
SMStudio Designs the Hastings-Sunrise Project in Vancouver
Outdoor-Blended Summer Houses
Erling Berg Studio Designs the I/O Cabin in Risør, Norway
Oceanside Bamboo Restaurants
This Maldivian Restaurant Boasts Stunningly Sustainable Construction
Off-Grid Oceanside Homes
Campos Studio Designs a Sculptural Cliffside Home in Mexico
Naturalistic Public Outdoor Furniture
The 'Life Ark' Outdoor Seat Has a Leaf-Shaped Form
Sculptural Water Tower Structures
White Arkitekter Designs the Våga Water Tower
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Modular Bathroom Solutions
Prefabricated Pods Streamline Construction and Improve Quality
Repurposed Brick Public Furniture
Akasaki Vanhuyse's FLOAT Bench is Intriguing & Eco-Friendly
Fortress-Like Dynamic Residences
McLeod Bovell Designs the Liminal House in Vancouver
Juxtaposing Minimal Artful Homes
Hino Studio Designs the Oceana Retreat in Florida
Wooden Surrounded Concrete Homes
Omer Arbel Presents Designs for a Range of Washington State Homes
Scandinavian Design-Inspired Portable Homes
Dragon Tiny Homes Designs the Kemi Vacation Home
Fiji Ocean-Front Estate Homes
A Tesm of Designers Join Forrces to Create the Reef House
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Prefabricated Timber Barn Residences
Lake Flato Architects Designs the North Fork Residence
Relaxing Wooden Holiday Homes
Norm Architects Designs the Heatherhill Beach House
Hollow Terracotta Pillared Gardens
Formafantasma Creates the Biodiversity Island in Champagne
Bright Balcony-Defined Apartments
Austin Maynard Architects Designs the Nightingale Village
Sci-Fi Coastal Hotel Concepts
NEOM PResents a Look at the New Epicon Hotel Concept Design
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Resilient Concrete Sea Walls
Turenscape Creates the Breathing Sea Wall in Haikou City
Californian Canyon-Inspired Edifices
This Waterfront Building Pays Tribute to Rock Formations
Floating Marine Park Platforms
EFFEKT and MASK Design the Floating Sømærket Platform
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Contemporary A-Frame Cabins
Heliotrope Architects Creates the Buoy Bat A-Frame Cabin
Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes
Measured Architecture Designs the Shor House Project
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Rustic Ruin-Inspired Aquariums
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio Designs The Sea of Cortez Research Center
Stingray-Inspired Restaurant Roofs
Atelier Nomadic Designs the Canopy of the Overwater Restaurant
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Organically Contoured Superyachts
The Arc Superyacht Boasts a Minimal Modern Design Language
Mountaintop Cantilevered Residences
Alejandro Vazquez Designs the Levitar House on a Mountain
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Floating Kelp-Made Materials
SeaBrick is a New Buoyant Material Composed of Kelp Biomass
Multifunctional Vietnamese Homes
H-H Studio Designs the House for Young Families in Da Nang
Floral Architecture Floating Restaurants
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Nelumbo Sustainably
Concrete Boxes-Overlapping Homes
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Tsurumi-ku
Natural Material-Crafterd Holiday Homes
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Designs the Sommarhus E
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Refreshing Micro-Living Compact Homes
Mariano Ravenna Designs the SF-FR House with Concrete
Exposed Concrete Stealthy Homes
OFIS Aritekti Designs the Villa Eternal Way in Slovenia
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Chic Nautical-Inspired Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs a Stylish and Textured Apartment
Bridge-Defining Tranquil Cities
BIG Studio Showcases the Plans for Mindfulness City
Lakeside Thatched Holiday Homes
RAPA Designs the Summer House on Lake Balaton in Hungary
Pier-Side Dynamic Office Spaces
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Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Tranquil Grounded Design Bathhouse
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Beach-Overlooking Picturesque Homes
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Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Mass Studies Unveils the Visuals for the Archipelagic Void
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Ruin-Adaptive Shipping Container Homes
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Inclusive Social Housing Projects
Peris + Toral Arquitectes Design 85 Social Dwellings in Cornellà
Stilts-Reading Suspended Homes
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Modular Wooden Holiday Homes
Arsenit Designs the Piil Home Resting in an Estonian Forest
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Vast Wooden Structural Pavilions
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Traditional Barn-Style Residences
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Shaded Modern Outdoor Furniture
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Mindful Study Spaces
Chaoffice Embraces Zen-Inspired Design Sensibilities in House Under the Boat
Gabled Forest-Side Homes
Théque Atelier Designs the Frame House in Hungary
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Renovated Contemporary Industrial Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs the Burgatoi Project
City-Honoring Furniture Projects
The Symbiotic Urban Furniture Project is Imaginative
Sustainable Custom Luxe Homes
Schenkar and GA Arquitectura y Construcción Join on a Structure
Superyacht-Surrounded Luxe Marinas
NEOM Designs the Jaumur Marina in Saudi Arabia
Multifunctional Cross-Disciplinary Buildings
The BLOX Building in Represents Joint Thinking
Boat Design-Inspired Modern Homes
Bates Masi + Architects Designs the Three Mile Harbor
Blocky Structural Coastal Homes
Åsa Hjort Architects Completes a Home Design in Sweden
Botanical Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuuratelier and Archipelago Create the Green Ark Pavilion
Trapezoidal Coastal Beach Houses
Emergentes Architectures Sàrl Designed the Dreal House in Chile
Ice Block-Formed Pavilions
BIAD Creates the Ceremonial Falling Hours Pavilion for Visitors
Accessible Floating Public Pools
+ POOL Can Be Utilized in Bodies of Water Around the City
Rustic Contemporary Bunkhouses
SHED Architecture & Design Unveil the Guemes Island Bunkhouse
Water-Surrounded Summer Homes
Akb Architects Designed the Whistling Wind Islands in Ontario
Void-Cut Elevated Residences
Chop _ Archi Design the Compact Kumagaya House in Japan
Expansive Roofs Concrete Homes
Studio MOB Creates a House in the Farm in Coimbatore
Bright Renovated Seaside Apartments
Toledano + Architects Renovates an Apartment in Biarritz
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Artful Dockside Installations
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Coastline Liminality Canadian Homes
McLeod Bovell Modern Homes Designs the Liminal House
Asymmetrical Sculptural Apartment Blocks
LOHA Designs the South E8 Housing Block in Raleigh
Docked Ship-Inspired Tea Houses
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Aquarium Park Extensions
LMN Architects and Field Operations Extend a Wood-Clad Aquarium
Stacked Pebble-Inspired Towers
Atelier 9.81 Designs the Calaid Port Tower Building
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Community Water Access Points
Paulo Moreira Architectures Completes the Luanda Waterpoints