Should waters rise, this Rotterdam building will float instead of flood
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Antoine Platekade 1006, 3072 ME Rotterdam, Netherlands
Design, Architecture
Clients
Global Center on Adaptation, Municipality of Rotterdam
Development
Contracting
FOR Building VOF (Bouwbedrijf Valleibouw B.V., Bouwbedrijf Osnabrugge B.V.)
Building Installations
Glass
Steel
Considering rising sea levels, a Dutch office for climate change advisors by Powerhouse Company has taken to the waters – and harnessed its aquatic surroundings for self-su
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