Hertzberger's Watervilla prototype pushes Dutch houseboat design to new levels.
The article describes the watervilla designed by Architectuuurstudio in Denmark in 1986. Architect Herman Hertzberger says traditional Dutch houseboats were his inspiration, but notes that as places to live these quaint, colorful anachronisms look better than they work. The watervilla floated on foa...
| Publicado en: | Architectural Record Vol. 191; pp. 12 - 13 |
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Oct2003 Supplement
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| Sumario: | The article describes the watervilla designed by Architectuuurstudio in Denmark in 1986. Architect Herman Hertzberger says traditional Dutch houseboats were his inspiration, but notes that as places to live these quaint, colorful anachronisms look better than they work. The watervilla floated on foam-filled concrete. The studio changed the floating foundations from foam-filled concrete to buoyant steel tubes. |
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