Floatwing – floating house with motors.
The first pictures of a small floating house appeared on the Internet. It is intended both for romantic walks for two, and for a noisy company that decided to spend time somewhere in the middle of the lake. Thanks to two motors and built-in energy efficient technologies, the «board» such a dwelling in the middle of a reservoir you can stay for a whole week.
Project by young architects from the University of Coimbra.
A team of young engineers and architects from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, presented the first photographs of a houseboat called Floatwing. The dwelling is completely self-sufficient. Those who want to go somewhere further from the coast can not worry about anything for a whole week. The floating housing has 2 small motors that allow it to move at a speed of 3 knots per hour..
Floatwing aboard kitchen.
Small but cozy living room in the Floatwing houseboat.
The width of the house on the water is 6 meters, which allows you to place there a small living room, kitchen and 3 bedrooms with two bathrooms.
The house can be made to order and delivered anywhere in the world.
Floatwing. Bedroom.
Floatwing is the home to go on a little trip.
Houseboats are very popular abroad. In San Francisco, even an elderly couple turned an abandoned shack into a wonderful and warm house for two on the water, although it took them 12 years to put it in order.