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A floating house with motors, where you can go on a short trip

Floatwing is a floating house with motors.

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.

A project by young architects from the University of Coimbra.



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..

Kitchen aboard the Floatwing.

Floatwing aboard kitchen.

Small but cozy living room in the Floatwing houseboat.

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. Bedroom.

Floatwing is a house where you can go on a little trip.

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.

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