Back in 2011, William Woodbridge was an unknown design student at the University of Canberra. Come 2017, he’s slipped back into an obscurity so complete that we have no idea what he’s doing. 2012, though, was quite a year for Bill, beginning with homelessness and evolving into a nationally-covered legal battle with the government of […]
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DIY Houseboat Shows How Simplicity Is The Ultimate Sophistication
Roy Schreyer is primarily a high-end cabinetmaker, so it’s no wonder his Dianne’s Rose micro-houseboat looks as good as it does. He’s also a designer, and he’s got the plans for sale on his website if you want to give it a try yourself. (No guarantee yours will measure up aesthetically!) For a boat that […]
Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat, And Escape To Open Waters
The Pontoonz Modular Float System is an innovative creation from New Zealand that consists of 1.2-meter (about 4-foot) pontoon “pods” with built-in grooves where connecting beams can be bolted. The pods can be securely locked together in any number and covered with decking. The system is useful for making docks, floating platforms, and (with a special […]
The Amazing Technicolor Houseboat
The photos of this very bright and very upscale 790-square-foot houseboat date from a couple of years ago, when it was docked in the exclusive Tenas Chuck Moorage in Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood. It was also on the market, briefly, but was snapped up at $450,000 – a mere $570 per square foot! Cheap it’s not, […]
Adorable Home Looks Perfect On Land Or Sea
Here’s a simple yet entirely complete guest cottage from Bainbridge Island architect Russell Hamlet. And it floats, which presents a minor problem of nomenclature – we’re not sure whether to call it a guesthouse boat or a guest houseboat. No matter though, because whatever you call it, one thing’s for certain – it would make […]