Should waters rise, this Rotterdam building will float instead of flood

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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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