Floating Community Received a Merit Award from AIA Potomac Valley
On Friday, October 21st 2022, Floating Community has received a Merit Award from AIA Potomac Valley Chapter. The award ceremony was held at the Universities at Shady Grove Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Education Facility.
The concept of floating homes is not new. Simple house boats in boat slips have been around for many years. What is new is the planned floating community with environmentally sensitive design and construction, socially focused urban fabric, and a wellness living environment second to none.
This project provides a vision and plans for a series of floating communities ranging from a small community of 25 homes in an existing urban marina in downtown Washington, DC to a large 84 home new community in Woodbridge. The proposed plans document a net-zero development of homes ranging from 1,500 gsf to 3,000 gsf each constructed on a concrete “float” foundation in a remote location and brought in by barge an assembled to create a vibrant and integrated community. Power, water, and sewage are all part of the discussion as well as common facility and shore-based support functions.
The proposed plan illustrates a net-zero development of homes ranging from 1,500 gsf to 3,000 gsf. The 84 homes are grouped into layers of main street (primary pier), residential street (secondary pier) which form a floating ‘block’. Each floating home is constructed on a concrete “float” foundation in a remote location and brought in by barge an assembled to create a vibrant and integrated community. Power, water, and sewage are all part of the discussion as well as common facility and shore-based support functions.
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