All Blog Posts Tagged 'Floating' (17)

If you look closely, you’ll notice a pretty key element is missing from these photographs! China-born photographer Zhao Huasen created this fun collection of images where bicyclists float along city streets, pedaling and steering invisible bikes. For the project, entitled Floating, the artist captured hundreds of cyclists going about their every day lives and he then digitally removed the…

Using nothing but paper, glue, glitter and wire, Japanese artist Katsumi Hayakawa created this curious sculpture called Floating City. Recently shown at 2011 Very Fun Park (an urban contemporary art exhibition) the paper piece is made up of cubes of varying heights that, from afar, look like modular components of a city. You can just tell that a lot of time and effort went into constructing…

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you had a house on a lake? It would be pretty awesome if you owned this floating home designed by Vandeventer + Carlander Architects.



Offering panoramic views of downtown Seattle, this sweet pad is located on Lake Union. Given a limited allowable footprint and the desire of the owner to maximize both interior…

RAFAA Architecture & Designs recently won first prize with this awesome eco-friendly floating home. My favorite feature? Roof-integrated solar panels generate electricity for the two electric engines that propel the home.



The Last Resort is about 16 feet (5 meters) wide and 49 feet (15 meters) long with two levels. Sleeping bunks, mechanical equipment,…

Reducing water pollution through bio-filtration, this whale-shaped floating garden is designed to drift through the rivers of the world while purifying water. Designed by Vincent Callebaut, Physalia is a self-sufficient ecosystem that generates all the power it needs from the sun. The roof of the Physalia is covered in solar cells, while hydro turbines under the…

We've spotted the mysterious little people again, and this time it looks like they're in quite the predicament! Nobody knows how they got there, but they appear to be located on several floating islands that are being help up by strings. Upon closer observation, it looks like they…

Located on the Han River in Seoul, South Korea, the Floating Stage seems like the perfect place to enjoy an outdoor concert. Designed by Kyungam Architects Associates, the recently completed stage is equipped with LED lights used during laser and water fountain shows.



The Floating Stage has a seating capacity of 2,200 people and is part of the Han River…

Have you ever fallen into such a deep sleep it made you feel like you were floating? These super creative shots were taken by a group of German University art students. The theme of their project was gravity, and their task was to come up with a creative using visual media.



What really impresses me about this set is how they were seemingly able to contort…

As Sochi prepares to host the Winter Olympics in 2014, Russian architecture firm A.Asadov recently proposed this series of island complexes for their Olympic Village. Five large buildings stand on gigantic artificial lily pads that are raised above water in the Black Sea. From a bird's-eye view these rings form the Olympic rings emblem.



Five colored rings…