Sunken cities. Artificial islands. Amphibious buildings. In the new book Water House, Captain Nemo fan Felix Flesche and his co-author, Christian Burchard, present 60 innovative structures and design concepts, from a converted oil rig rising 1,480 feet above the Norwegian Shelf to a luxury hotel submerged some 50 feet below the surface of the Persian Gulf. "Atlantis is still alive," Flesche says. "I wanted to show the range of possibilities - what we can do now and visions of the future." With roughly 70épercent of Earth covered in water, these aquatic outposts may be just the solution to the high demand for beachfront property.
- Suzanne Wu
A Norwegian Troll oil rig
Hydropolis hotel
The World archipelago of 300 man-made islands off the coast of Dubai
Amsterdamés City Hostel
Dutch Plan Tij-wet-footedé development
Berlin-based water settlement
Jelly-fish 45 floating house
steel anchor for the man-made island of Kamar
Palm Jumeirah artificial island home
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