NYT: Maison Flottante

Floating House. The Bouroullec brothers' Maison Flottante was all over the blogs last fall when it was completed and sailed down the Siene to its home near Maison Fournaise. In the recent New York Times Sunday Magazine, the story Water Shed features the gorgeous photo by Jens Liebchen and a run down on Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec's work for Centre National de l�Estampe et de l�Art Imprim�, or Cneai...

These interior shots are from bouroullec.com:

We've posted a lot about the Bouroullec brothers, here is some of it:

• Clip Light
• Basket Sofa
• Self Shelving System
• Alcove Sofa
• Zip Rugs

(Photograph by Jens Liebchen, Paul Tahon and R & E Bouroullec)

Comments (3)

Oooh ! i would love to live on house boat like that ! What do you need more ?

posted by Jany on June 19th 2007 at 5:11am
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There are some really nice boat houses. I used to live in Amsterdam for 8 years, and I saw some beautiful boat houses -- small, but elegantly appointed. I wish more US cities were more welcoming to the concept.

posted by Kenneth on June 19th 2007 at 7:27am
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I would give anything to live in that. I fell in love with various modernist houseboats when I visited the Netherlands a few years back, and think NYC and other river cities should give them a try.

posted by readingglasses on June 19th 2007 at 8:20am
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