Houseboat Aalsmeer

Houseboats are a common part of the Dutch landscape, such as this one located near Amsterdam. A houseboat is a floating structure that has been designed or modified to primarily function as a home. This houseboat was designed by Hans Kodde & Désirée Stramrood from Kodde architects in 2010, as a private holiday house for two adults and four children. This was an in-depth study and analysis of an existing built work of architecture, to be accompanied by appropriate architectural drawings, urban studies, material testing and extensive model-making. Two models were built, one being a fragment model to study the way the different building elements were joined together and as a test for the final model. Both models were done at Scale 1:50.