The family living in a houseboat

When architect Julius Taminiau and his girlfriend needed more space for their growing family, they left their tiny Amsterdam flat and bought what was the best deal in town at the time, an old houseboat in a floating community. They decided to sell the boat (for 1 euro) to make way for their dream houseboat.
To achieve two full floors within the five-meter height limit set by the docks, Taminiau built the lower rooms partially-submerged. With a nod to Japanese design, Taminiau relied on the proportions of a tatami mat to layout the rooms, paying attention to weight distribution so the home would afloat. The boat was built 100 kilometers away (on water) and sailed to its moorings.
Nearly one half of the home is devoted to Taminiau’s office and an independent studio complete with kitchen, bathroom and self-crafted transforming couch bed that can be rented out for extra income. The middle of the boat is dedicated to kids’ bedrooms and toilets and the remaining side houses the parents’ bedroom and the kitchen and living room above it.
The floating community where the family is moored is very dense and Taminiau thinks it could be a solution for growing cities to add housing stock. He likes being close to his neighbors and says it’s a real “floating village”.
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[@erindaly]

Amsterdam is amazing. One of my favorite cities for sure.

[@catemoon]

Nice place. But that staircase without a rail and books as obstacles, that’s an accident waiting to happen.

[@onlygunat200]

I really like your show concept. I'm encouraging you to keep going.

[@philreynolds2465]

I think it looks amazing & the idea of being surrounded by nature sounds wonderful. But can I ask, how do you dispose of human waste/sewage?

[@juliustaminiau2989]

Thank you, we are connected to the main sewer and have a pump.

[@lanlam2114]

I always wish to live in a house boat, its alot healthier than live in an apartment.

[@brianicia]

Enjoying This From The Caribbean,

[@amandabradley6256]

I found this video hard to gauge the rooms in relation to one another….it chopped and changed from one level and one subject to another. The home itself and the concept is absolutely incredible and I love it all. For such a built up city….to use the water for homes is fantastic ❤

[@Nena84734]

I always find it interesting that black water is never addressed, also fresh drinking water. I have a houseboat and you absolutely have to be mindful about your black water holding tank, how big is it and when it needs pumped out.

[@mattjs07]

Love your content guys! Very inspiring and hopeful ! Thanks :)

[@HIPEROYD]

Thanks for this video❤

[@jasmin8532]

Amazing! 😍👏🏻

[@alex_pushnaya]

exciting!

[@BevonFindley]

Love it

[@tracymedina2097]

Really nice!! He could say something about the price like in the other video.

[@jenesisjones6706]

Lovely concept- but not for this old hermit 🙃 I can see that it would be a huge benefit for the younger generations.

[@Davidesantiano]

Much better than italian voice over

[@habor82]

Gorgeous houseboat and beautifully inspiring short film on the benefits of living in such a minimalistic and still so luxurious spaces and design. Wow 🤩

[@Marloez82]

I love it but this must cost a freakin fortune and it’s not a solution for any normal person in the Netherlands 😂

[@clarissamonaghan7218]

The staircase wastes a lot of unused space a total void