Living on Water

31 Jan 2011 - Dutch people love to live on water. Most tourists visiting Amsterdam are fascinated by the numerous houseboats in the canals, but houseboats can also be found in other parts of the country. Amsterdam-north now has the first floating office. Attika Architects is a Dutch agency specializing in the design of  floating homes and offices. Attika developed a floating office for the Amsterdam Water company. The company invited Attika for the project as it was in need for a flexible office that could grow with the company's needs. The office offers the possibility to dock about 20 smaller boats. The offices are on the upper floor, while the ground floor has a lobby and a visitors annex meeting room. There is also a level under water, mainly consisting of showers and dressing rooms for the water engineers. The building is environmentally friendly and re-circulates water. It was shipped to its first location on January 26, 2011.