Building of the week: Schoonschip

The Netherlands has a unique relationship with the sea. As a low lying country, a third of which is below sea level, it knows more about managing sea levels than most. Climate change presents a particular threat to the Netherlands, and it has some sophisticated techniques for managing rising flood risk. One of them is floating buildings, and a pioneering project in that department is Schoonship.

Launched in 2010 and completed in 2021, Schoonschip is an experimental floating village from the s...