C: Is for The Citadel

The Dutch have been fighting the rising and falling tides for centuries, building dikes and pumping water out of areas that are below sea level. Now, rather than fight the water, the Dutch will incorporate it into a new way of living as the world’s first floating apartment complex, The Citadel. The Citadel will be the first floating apartment complex, although there are plenty of floating homes out there. Built on top of of a floating foundation of heavy concrete, the Citadel will house 60luxury apartments, a car park, a floating road to access the complex as well as boat docks. Each unit will have its own garden terrace as well as a view of the lake.
A high focus will be placed on energy efficiency inside the Citadel. Greenhouses are placed around the complex, and the water will act as a cooling source as it is pumped through submerged pipes. Designed by Koen Olthuis, The Citadel will use 25% less energy than a conventional building on land thanks to the use of water cooling techniques. Olthuis is responsible for a number of floating residences around the world. Being a water person myself, could this be the way of the furture? That would be a watery F.A.C.T worth sailing upon.