...gently down the street... Wait! That's not quite right, is it? Oh well, there's plenty not right in the world, global warming being one of them. Global warming is especially alarming, I would expect, if you're living in a country with a lot of landscape "borrowed" from the sea. And with rising sea levels threatening to take that land back during storm seasons, floating that "loan" takes on a whole new meaning. What do architects, Waterstudio, mean to do about the situation? Well, I'm glad you asked that question. I'm sure this would not surprise you, given their name, but this Dutch firm specializes in watery solutions. You don't believe me? Take a look at their projects page. Houses? Ha! Try neighborhoods, try apartment buildings, parking structures to boot. Now these structures aren't meant to go anywhere. They're moored essentially and rise responding to fluctuating water levels. So no rowing down the street, unless you're in big trouble. This not only makes such structures ideal for weathering global warming, but in any area prone to seasonal flooding. As you'd expect, coastal communities around the world are becoming very interested in such solutions.
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