Jungle houseboat/house | mauritius | 2009

The jungle houseboat prototype, model 1 and model 2, is a floating 3-storey residence (or 2-storey residence, model 2) made up of different sized apartments. It was originally designed to be sold singly but it is particularly suitable for residential villages where more than one element may be grouped together, each unit connected to one another by a footpath. From an architectural angle, it could be said to recall the typical “primitive” bungalows that can still be seen today in exotic villages or those common in mountainous areas and in certain urban realities. In this case it has been redesigned as far as style and functionality are concerned, still however maintaining its unique charm and adaptability to the most varying locations.