HOME	P	dd	E-Vlot Honorable Mention in the competition "Duurzaam Drijvend Wonen" Location: Amsterdam Team: Erno Langenberg + Ute Brinkmeier + Rob ten Napel + Tim Loeters Year: 2010 Tags: Architecture, Floating urbanism, Sustainability, Flexibility	d
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	E-Vlot For the competition “Duurzaam Drijvend Bouwen” -a competition for sustainable floating living organized by Stadsdeel Oost-Watergraafsmeer- we proposed a concept for an autarkic unit which aims to increase the self-sustainability of houseboats. Instead of designing yet another houseboat we opted to develop a floating-service-unit which helps houseboats to become self-sufficient and environmentally friendly. This unit contains: water purification and water storage, power transformers and energy storage, and finaly, waste storage. These flexible units are plugged to both new and existing buildings. The name E-Vlot stands for 'eco-raft' (in dutch: vlot). E-Vlot exploded view The units are placed outside the houseboat Instead of placing all the installations in a machine-room under the house, the E-Vlot's installations are placed outside the home in floating elements. These elements can be assembled in different configurations according to the urban context and technical requirements of each houseboat. The advantage of this solution is that no machinery, which produce noise and vibration, is placed in the house itself and also, provides a completely free and flexible open plan layout for the houseboat. On top of the floating installations there is room for a terrace with greenery. These floating gardens give privacy to the houseboats and also strengthen the connection with the water. Amsterdam a greener and vibrant look. Difference in lifetime between boat and installations The installations are replaceable and recyclable  A selection of the possible configurations of the E-Vlot  3d impression section
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