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Photo: Oxalis As the water rises, the floating house elevates accordingly. Photo: Oxalis Floating houses have become homestays welcoming tourists. Photo: Oxalis Tourists experience life in Tan Hoa by ...
The floating houses of the residents in the flood-prone area of Dien My commune. Photo: T.L. Dien My commune, located in the low-lying Huong Khe district of Ha Tinh province, is notorious for its ...
The floating houses built to withstand typhoons and flooding in the Philippines. Marites Babanto, one of the leaders of the Manobo community, says the wetlands have shrunk in size during her lifetime.
Forget buying a home on land — some people are heading for rivers and lakes instead. They're investing in floating houses, houseboats, and narrowboats. While the lifestyle has perks, it's not ...
The 100 3D-printed houses range from 1,500 - 2,100 sq ft (roughly 140 - 195 sq m), all on one floor and their overall design is inspired by traditional Texas ranches.
For many, floating houses are halfway between living on a boat full-time and living on land in a brick-and-mortar home, but with extra advantages that range from the lack of neighbors (boats don't ...
That’s the goal of this floating object in the bay. it’s the next generation of tiny homes.” Turks says four of these 12 x 12 cubes can be connected to make a home.
My partner and I belong to a community of houses floating side by side in the Columbia River. Our house is on the smaller size at 885 square feet, but our neighbors' houses vary in size. We've ...
Her family of 12 is among 100,000 people living in floating houses on Cambodia’s vast inland waterway, and while their village has 70 houses and a primary school, it has no sanitation system.
Her family of 12 is among 100,000 people living in floating houses on Cambodia's vast inland waterway, and while their village has 70 houses and a primary school, it has no sanitation system.
Around 100,000 people live in floating houses on Cambodia's vast Tonle Sap lake AFP. A teacher squats above floating toilets in Chong Prolay village on Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake AFP.