If you’re bored of solid ground and want to try out a life on water, then these international companies will give you the tools...

When a couple in Amsterdam decided to upgrade their residence from a small houseboat to a larger one, they sought a design that...

In recent years, there's a been a surge of interest in floating homes for many reasons—mainly because they can be easily adapted...

Gestalten takes readers on board an array of floating dwellings across the globe that embrace beautiful and functional design.

In the Poplar Dock Marina of London sits a 1924 barge that has been transformed into Beecliffe, a contemporary floating home with...

If you're eager to put your sea legs to good use, but don’t want the work of setting sail, then consider camping out on one of...

Set on Lake Rummelsburg is a modern floating home that features wraparound windows, offering spectacular views of Berlin.

This stunning one-bedroom houseboat can run 100% off the grid—and it's currently up for grabs.

We’re swooning over this 58-foot canal boat, which can even go completely off-grid.

Recently renovated, this 212-square-foot houseboat currently docked in Seattle can be your cozy getaway.

Designed by Cambridge-based Mole Architects for an architect and developer, the Houseboat is a curved, split-level structure...

Compact in size—yet big on comfort—this well-crafted micro-home is a luxurious way to experience the water.

If being surrounded by water puts you in a good mood, then a modern houseboat may be your perfect escape.

Listed at $190,000, this tiny vessel named after a root vegetable amplifies nautical living with colorful, quirky quarters.

Docked in Copenhagen's Teglholmen harbor, this floating home combines nautical and industrial inspiration.

Two city dwellers find respite aboard a 65-square-foot floating home on Eastern Hungary’s Lake Tisza.

The floating tiny home is well appointed for both long-term mooring and continuous cruising—and it just hit the market at £125K.

Currently moored in Gosport in Southern England, the former coal barge has been totally transformed for waterfront living.

The unforgettably colorful exterior hides a calming and contemporary interior.

On the market for £1,800,000, the floating residence offers six bedrooms, two kitchens, and a substantial upper deck with a...

Stealth storage and a color palette borrowed from nature lets this Australian houseboat live larger than its 495 square feet.

An Amsterdam architect looks to Japanese culture when designing a floating home for his family.

Brace yourself—these floating homes might just make you say goodbye to dry land.

Once a balloon barge during World War II, this recently renovated houseboat in Sausalito, California, was the floating home of...

The Transience of Home

What recession? Heath Ceramics, the storied Sausalito, California, ceramics studio founded by Bauhaus-trained potter Edith Heath...

Czech architects unveil a floating, modular living concept.

Seafaring or stationary, floating homes and houseboats are a cool alternative to landlocked living.

Get ready for the list to end all lists.

Studio RAP implemented digital processes to minimize construction waste, using a CNC machine to precision-cut cladding and...

Anchored in a small canal, this floating house is all about space and light.

Architect Craig Steely drew from the area’s bohemian history and traditional Chinese motifs to create this unique floating haven.

This house on Lake Wenatchee in Washington was designed to be "cozy for two and comfortable for a crowd," as architect John...

Tshepo Mokholo is an architect-turned-designer whose goal is to bring about inner city change through better design.

“Nora [Ephron] was really insistent on basing the movie in Seattle—and not for any reasons she could defend,” production designer...

Preserved hardwood floors, porthole windows, and vaulted ceilings with skylights span the 1929 Dutch vessel turned floating home.