Formosa

Henley

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Ground-breaking innovation to create the UK’s first ‘floating’ house.

CIC were commissioned to build the UK’s first amphibious house. The house that can float on rising floodwater like a ship in its dock was a challenging project, especially as the site spent the first few months flooded and the site has no vehicular access, creating the need for all the materials to be taken across the River Thames on a chain ferry.

The project featured on “Grand Designs.

 

To read more about the project and the engineering behind it  Click Here

Timescale: 16 weeks

Value: £600k

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