The aptly named Float is located in Leiden, the Netherlands, and consists of a floating base, with a Cross-Laminated-Timber (CLT) structure and solid cork used to cover the timber on the outside.

But the conceptual foundations of the Float Lab, and the larger AEL, date to 2014, when Marcus, whose background is in computational design, had his studio architecture students explore “how to ...

Sea urchins, mussels and crabs are among the marine creatures that are expected to take up residence in a floating structure in the San Francisco Bay that was created by a multidisciplinary team ...

Three small-scale structures offer places to get away from daily distractions. Cody Adams. ... In designing a studio for a philosophy professor and writer in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Erin Moore, of ...

Float On: Architectural Treasure Heads Downstream. By Andrew ... the structure is an early example of the kind of irreverent architecture that made Venturi one of the most influential — and ...

Float Lab made waves (pun intended) when Höweler & Yoon Architecture released renderings for it in 2018; that year it earned an honorable mention award by Progressive Architecture.

After the 10-pound load frame crafted of cables and welded metal was settled into the hydraulic press, awaiting thousands of pounds of pressure, assistant architecture professor Chris Trumble ...

Float-over installation techniques have emerged as a cost‐effective and reliable method for assembling offshore structures, particularly in the installation of heavy decks and topsides.