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The Netherlands will build a floating city

02.02.2013

The Netherlands is going to build a whole city of houseboats: by 2040, it is planned to build 13 houseboats with an area of 4 tennis courts each. At present, the first experimental houseboat has been built in Rotterdam. This is a complex of three 12-m connected hemispheres, which until 2015 was moored next to the Rijnhaven metro station. This floating house with a total size of 46x24 m will be an example of a new generation of sustainable housing.

The floating hemispheres are made of transparent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) plastic, which is 100 times lighter than glass and is weather resistant. Due to its low weight, the houseboat does not require complex pontoon structures, a strong foundation or a high-strength frame. The foundation is only 2 m thick and is made of polystyrene (EPS) and concrete slabs.

The five layers of EPS are 20 to 75 cm thick and reinforced with a mesh of concrete beams attached to concrete slabs. The plates, in turn, form a strong ring that protects the house from waves. The floor of the house is made of 20 cm concrete, and the height of the above-water part of the foundation is 80 cm.

Dura Vermeer's hexagonal ETFE clear tiles are connected with a lightweight framework to serve as both the roof and windows of the houseboat. In general, the project turned out to be very simple and cozy. At the same time, the area of \uXNUMXb\uXNUMXbthe house can be easily increased by simply purchasing additional hemisphere modules. Theoretically, there are no obstacles to installing such a house on a hard surface - in the land version, it will turn out even cheaper and easier.

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