Boat inspired architecture

There are floating homes - and then there is floating house architecture. The kind of modern homes that wow you on the water, long before you get in the

From a massive kinetic museum structure that flaps its wings to indicate a new exhibit to an internet-famous church in Florida accidentally resembling an Angry Bird, these avian-inspired buildings seem like they're ready to take off. Zoomlion Headquarters Exhibition Center, China [youtube=l70q2wH1O9Y] The giant wings on the facade of this 'transformer building' in China actually - Page 3

PietriArchitectes have designed the Harbour Master’s office, at a marina in La Londe-les-Maures, France. The form of the building is reminiscent of a cruise ship or ferry boat.

the 'riverside clubhouse' designed by alexey chikovsky and emission-zero architects is located near to the medieval town center of stratford-upon-avon in the UK.

Located on an artificial island, the community center is deeply inspired by boat construction and pays tribute to the maritime traditions and legacy of Esbjerg. Called the Esbjerg Maritime Center, the space was designed to be a ‘social hub’, one that brings together all the water sports clubs of the area into one standard location. Read More.

Inspired by the shape of a manta ray, the Luxury Yacht Club from Sri Lanka-based architect Thilina Liyanage, is another expressive vision of waterfront property with the elaborate use of the right colors, volumes, proportions, and curves. The manta ray-shaped building floats on a wooden pier built on the coast of an ocean or sea. Its large mouth acts as the structure’s entrance while its extended tail is intended to create the club’s branched piers where the yachts can dock. Its spacious…