It is fascinating that two stories on floating homes came across my desktop several days ago, now they are everywhere. One is a new concept for New Orleans in conjunction the "Make it Right" project which was given star power by Brad Pitt featured in Metropolis Magazine. "Unfortunately, none of the returning Lower Ninth Ward residents has so far selected Mayne’s design to live in," according to the article. It looks like a shipping container tethered to a post, no wonder no one wants it. Yes, the "powers" in all their arrogance continue to try to push their ideas down people's throats - to no avail as is often the case. Save the shipping containers for Art Basel Miami where they function well.
In Holland, where threats of flooding are more severe than even New Orleans, NL Architects have sketched out a much more intriguing design - a live-in waterlily pad called water wonen = liquid urbanism. More information is available at designboom, as the architect's website is under construction. IMHO, this exquisite shape based on nature holds more promise than floating shipping containers.
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