Living on the water

I was watching Modern Marvels on Discovery Channel couple of days back and they talked about how Amsterdam is revolutionizing housing on water (and housing in general). Because of the limited amount of land and the fact that the ground is loose and muddy in Amsterdam, boathouses have been under great development by means of actually mass producing and selling as affordable housing. Being that it takes more money and effort in laying foundation on land, the boathouses don't require more other than buoyancy. The traditional boathouses have high center of gravity and cannot withstand high turbulences in the water. The new boathouses have a lower center of gravity by means of having the first floor under the surface. This provides increased stability, buoyancy, and space.

The first image is a digitized version of how the boathouse will look like in stagnant water. The second is a picture of a cliffhouse that can also be adapted in further developing boathouses.

To take it to the next level, developers are already planning community housing on the water. That means connecting platforms together on the water. To allow flexibility and shock absorbance on water (because of turbulence ie waves), the platforms will be joined by means of allowing the connections to move up and down in relevance with each other. I know it sounds confusing because of how I'm explaining it, but I suggest you guys look into this because...chances are it'll happen in our lifetime.

[pics via e-architect.co.uk, designshoot.com]

P.S. on a hella random note, I'm done giving haircuts. Sorry.