Floating homes around the world - in pictures

Floating Private Island Amillarah the World, Dubai. The home projects are scattered with sand for a beachy feel. Photo: Nakheel
Watervilla in Amsterdam has a pop-up bedroom where the bed can sink into the ground. Photo: Waterstudio.NL
A floating community of seven water villas in Urk, the Netherlands. Photo: Waterstudio.NL
Aquavista's floating lodges are located within a gated community in Nottinghamshire. Photo: Aquavista
Italy's Marina Uno Resort launched its floating homes project on the Lignano Sabbiaodoro Riviera in 2018. Photo: Porto Turistico Marina Uno
First built in 2006, the Futura floating house by AquaVilla was on the market for $1 million a few years ago. Photo: Aqua Floating Group
House arks in Germany's Lusatian Lake District rest on tope of 'unsinkable' pontoons. Getty
Float House IV, on Oregon's Willamette River, is almost all windows. Photo: Integrate Architecture & Planning