Schwimmende Architektur: schwimmende Bauten als Aufgabenfeld für die Bauphysik

Floating architecture and the responsibility of building physics for floating buildings.

Floating architecture, a new and still unambiguous technical term is increasingly being addressed as subject in Germany. Point by popint exclusive buildings are constructed such as simple floating houses for holidays. As a result of specific boundary conditions of the water area for the pontoons as well as for their construction additional chances and risks are given. The paper represents examples with regard to the building physics. Development trends of the world population concerning growth and distribution coupled with rising sea levels call for an increased scientific interest and engagement of the building physics for floating architecture in future too.