The people of Rotterdam know a thing or two about living on the water. About 90% of the second-largest city in the Netherlands lies below sea level, which leaves it vulnerable to rising waters. To ...
One of the consequences of climate change is a rise in water levels, but this construction isn’t going under easy. It’s not your ordinary vessel, and it’s not your typical office building. The ...
Described by creator Powerhouse Company as the world's largest floating office, the recently completed Floating Office Rotterdam is designed to rise with the tides of climate change, will get all of ...
Rotterdam-based architecture firm Powerhouse Company has unveiled designs for a unique floating office building to be anchored in the historic Rotterdam port of Rijnhaven. Created as the new ...
Discover how Rotterdam's unique architecture adapts to water challenges, redefining foundations for resilience and ...
Powerhouse Company has revealed a new design for Floating Office Rotterdam (FOR), the headquarters of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA). As the team states, construction will start this spring, ...
Editor’s Note: Design for Impact is a series spotlighting architectural solutions for communities displaced by the climate crisis, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies. Many of these ...