Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Floating Icebergs - The New Housing Movement?

I stumbled upon (literally...Rob and Shelby you understand) this interesting housing concept...here is a little more info on the concept:
"observing the structure of icebergs, Austrian architect daniel anderson has
created a floating summer cottage design for ålands hotell. the minimalist exterior
is an attempt to remain unintrusive to the wild surroundings. the 60m2 structure is
partially submerged in the water with its roof top offering surfaces in which to lie and
take in the scenery. large windows seek to give a spacious feeling to the interior rooms
and views of the surrounding panorama. the project is currently in the concept phase."

What I really take away from this project is the concept and it's development...The architect literally spent time in the field and observed icebergs...and while this design does give reference to the iceberg form, I feel as though it is an appropriate and successful adaptation/abstraction.

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