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The Netherlands is Building Houses That Float on Water

In order to beat the rising sea-level and shrinking land mass, the Dutch have come up with clever design solutions. 

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As land continues to shrink and seal-level rises unabated, Dutch people have come up with a clever design solution to beat the problem.

Architects in Netherlands are building houses on water. These floating houses have all the comforts of a house built on land. In recent times, many floating neighbourhoods have sprung up in harbours across the country.

But can these be implemented in other parts of the world?

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