House on stilts over water

Steel stilts elevate Narula House, a British dwelling on banks of a River Thames tributary that is designed by John Pardey Architects to endure flooding.

Pond House embracing the Coast of Maine by Elliott + Elliott Architecture

Middle of the sea | house

Architect Bill Dunster is trying to build the 74 square foot pods (shown) in Oxford. They have solar panels and water recycling systems. The pods cost between £55,000 and £60,000 to install.

A practical living solution that is used all over the world, the stilt house was designed for easing living in high tide areas. Today, stilt houses are still common in parts of the Mosquito Coast in Northeastern Nicaragua, Northern Brazil, South East Asia, Papua New Guinea and West Africa. In the Alps, similar buildings, known as raccards, are still in use as granaries. Stilted graneries are also a common feature in West Africa, e.g. in the Malinke language regions of Mali and Guinea. A less…

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Dream beachfront home situated in Paia, Hawaii.

Andreas Wenning, principal of Bremen-based studio Baumraum has sent us photos of the Treehouse Solling project. This amazing two-story contemporary treehouse and its 280 square foot main terrace are located in Uslar, a town in Lower Saxony state, Germany. Though Solling is not a true treehouse as it doesn't rely on ...

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My friends and I found three abandoned homes and a large commercial fishing boat docked on an island off the coast of Virginia. Here are some pictures!