DUBAI – A float house can be a lot of things, from a nature-immersed home that’s a cheaper and more sustainable alternative to a brick-and-mortar house, to a villa that is the epitome of upscale but still sustainable living. The one-percenters of the world don’t have to worry about being left out or, even worse, having to mingle with the normies: they too get their sustainable floating house. And it’s the most stunning thing ever.
It’s called the Floating Seahorse, and it’s part of The Heart of Europe project in The World artificial archipelago off the coast of Dubai. The Floating Seahorse is a development by Kleindienst Group comprising 131 such villas or, as Kleindienst puts it, “a truly unique underwater product which is the first of its kind in the world, […] an exclusive marine style retreat (essentially a boat without propulsion) which has its own plot in the Arabian Gulf.”
The concept was unveiled at the 2015 edition of the Dubai Boat Show, with construction on the first units starting in late 2016. By the end of last year, handover of all 131 units was completed and, while the developer says they’re ready to accept residents and visitors, it doesn’t look like people have moved in already. As real estate vlogger Enes Yilmazer said in a video from earlier this year (you will find it at the bottom of the page), these villas are seen as investment opportunities and, as such, they will only attract tourists when the nearby developments are complete.
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