{"id":2754,"date":"2015-10-06T14:59:57","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T14:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/futuristic-hydro-home-making-waves\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T13:57:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T13:57:36","slug":"futuristic-hydro-home-making-waves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/futuristic-hydro-home-making-waves\/","title":{"rendered":"Futuristic Hydro-Home Making Waves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">Although it may look like a bizarre aquatic alien space ship, this futuristic structure is in fact a floating <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a>. The &#8216;Hydro-electric Tidal House&#8217; will harness the power of the movement of waves to create clean and renewable energy to fulfil the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Housing estate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/housing-estate\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01rtvp;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Housing_estate\" >homes<\/a> electrical needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2014\/10\/03\/1412337410431_wps_18_PIC_BY_MARGOT_KRASOJEVIC_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-2779450\/The-home-make-waves-Futuristic-seashell-inspired-concept-reveals-hydroelectric-house-moves-tide.html\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-2779450\/The-home-make-waves-Futuristic-seashell-inspired-concept-reveals-hydroelectric-house-moves-tide.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">This amazing building was designed by London-based designer Margot Krasojevic, who says that the hydro-<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >home<\/a> is part of her wider <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"projects\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/public-housing\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/public_housing;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0184vk;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Public_housing\" >project<\/a> &#8220;attempting to harness renewable energy within sustainable design&#8221;. Margot is an avid supporter of renewable energy and has previously designed an electric coral reef station and a hydroelectric prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.arthitectural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/water-level-rise-640x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arthitectural.com\/margot-krasojevic-electric-coral-reef-station\/\">http:\/\/www.arthitectural.com\/margot-krasojevic-electric-coral-reef-station\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/hydroprison00watermark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/hydroelectric-waterfall-prison-by-margot-krasojevic\/\">http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/hydroelectric-waterfall-prison-by-margot-krasojevic\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">The hydro-home will be composed of 2 shells, as Margot took inspiration from the sea itself when designing the project. The outer shell will be made of concrete for stability, with solar panels on the exterior to capture energy from the suns rays and convert it into electricity for the home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2014\/10\/03\/1412337400162_wps_16_PIC_BY_MARGOT_KRASOJEVIC_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-2779450\/The-home-make-waves-Futuristic-seashell-inspired-concept-reveals-hydroelectric-house-moves-tide.html\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-2779450\/The-home-make-waves-Futuristic-seashell-inspired-concept-reveals-hydroelectric-house-moves-tide.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">The inner shell will be made of aluminium and will move in cohesion with the tide to power a turbine that will compress air to create an electrical current. The reason Margot gave for the addition of the turbine is that it provides a more reliable and predictable source of energy than the sun&#8230; as anyone living in Britain knows all too well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2014\/10\/03\/1412337452720_wps_28_PIC_BY_MARGOT_KRASOJEVIC_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-2779450\/The-home-make-waves-Futuristic-seashell-inspired-concept-reveals-hydroelectric-house-moves-tide.html\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-2779450\/The-home-make-waves-Futuristic-seashell-inspired-concept-reveals-hydroelectric-house-moves-tide.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2014\/10\/03\/1412337491478_wps_34_PIC_BY_MARGOT_KRASOJEVIC_.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-2779450\/The-home-make-waves-Futuristic-seashell-inspired-concept-reveals-hydroelectric-house-moves-tide.html\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-2779450\/The-home-make-waves-Futuristic-seashell-inspired-concept-reveals-hydroelectric-house-moves-tide.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">Unfortunately, it is unlikely that any of us will have the pleasure of spending a night in the hydro-home, as these pictures are only a concept design. But who knows, maybe one day we will all be living in floating eco-homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">Franki Chaffin-Edwards<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Although it may look like a bizarre aquatic alien space ship, this futuristic structure is in fact a floating house. 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