FLOATING HOMES

Since 1981 Chernoff Thompson Architects have designed a wide variety of marine facilities and floating buildings.

A new Granville Island residence designed to meet the changing space needs resulting from a growing family. Provides a partial basement for a family room, main floor with living spaces and upper floor with bedrooms. Space is optimized through planning and sharing of adjacent spaces to create a perception of a larger home. A key feature of the design is the use of natural light and contact with the surrounding seascape and Sea Village homes.

A 116 sm (1,250 sf) private floating home in Sea Village, Granville Island, Vancouver, B.C. The home features two bedrooms, an open plan with central open stair and energy efficient design. The detailing and overall appearance incorporate nautical imagery.

A 112 sm (1,200 sf) private floating home for people who have a boat and love the water. The design creates a strong relationship between the interior spaces and the marine environment. An exterior hot tub and deck space provide an outdoor living area close to the water for the owners.

A design for a model home of 127 sm (1,368 sf) for Wesdel Marina in Delta, B.C. The home incorporates generous natural light throughout the interior and provides excellent outside access onto decks beside the water.

A 112 sm (1,200 sf) home designed for the Brightwater development in Annacis Channel in the Fraser River.

A small 42 sm (450 sf) floating home with a loft on a 15 foot by 20 foot wood pontoon. The plan is designed to be an efficient, compact layout with a sense of space and close relationship with the adjacent water surroundings. Careful placement of windows brings light into the home and provides good visual contact with the waterscape.

An eighteen unit floating home community involving the design of four floor plans with alternate elevations as part of a large development at Sanctuary Cove near Brisbane in Australia. Chernoff Thompson Architects developed a site layout for the homes, and designed a floating dock system.

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