"TiggColl architects has completed The Float House, an innovative modular floating home on the Grand Union Canal in Ruislip, northwest London. The spacious and accessible family home combines contemporary design with advanced technology, pushing the boundaries of sustainable, water-based living. TiggColl was approached by the client to design a new bespoke home on the water to replace their existing canal barge, which lacked"
"the living space and accessibility requirements for a growing family with changing health needs. Allowance for future level access was central to the brief, as was having a property which sits above the water - unlike traditional canal barges, where the internal floor level is below the water line, leading to cold and damp conditions. Crucially, the family wished to remain within a co-operative of 35 houseboats at a private residential mooring at Hampton Hall Farm, in a beautiful but confined location."
TiggColl architects completed The Float House, a modular floating home on the Grand Union Canal in Ruislip, northwest London. The house delivers spacious, accessible family accommodation that integrates contemporary design with advanced technology and sustainable, water-based living. The design raises the internal floor level above the water to avoid the cold, damp conditions common in traditional canal barges. The brief prioritized allowance for future level access to meet changing health needs. The project replaced an existing canal barge that lacked space and accessibility, while keeping the family within a private co-operative of 35 houseboats at Hampton Hall Farm.
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