Crunchy Mustard

It’s late one night and two Dutch architects are sitting at the table, sharing a case of beer. After lamenting over the world’s state of affairs, and the fact that their home land is drowning, an epiphany occurs.

One friend says to the other, “We’re spending millions of dollars building dikes that fail… and this global warming we’re-all-going-to-die-issue is knocking on our door. Why not make houses that just float!”

And there you have it. I’m watching the Discovery Channel’s Building the Future: “21st Century Shelter” People of different regions of the world combat earthquakes, floods, storms and other natural disasters.

The show featured one women who’s entire life sits in one small floating home. It cost around $350,000 and looks rather modern and trendy.

So, like any web-savvy citizen, I hopped on Google to find out more about this ingenious innovation. I found an article from the Christian Science Monitor that gave a few more details about the home. The model in this picture here is the same as the Dutch woman’s.

It’s called amphibious housing - structures built on land that rise and fall with the water level. They’re even planning to construct a 400-foot floating hotel in Dubia on the Persian Gulf. As if a floating hotel weren’t enough, the building will be constructed as a giant cylinder which will rotate about its base every six hours offering guests an unobstructed view of the city’s skyline.

This gives a whole new meaning to that “Where am I?” feeling after you wake up from a two hour nap.

“Honey, the building’s just rotated.