An envious mood must occasionally strike anyone who drives Highway 101 past the Sausalito houseboat district on Richardson Bay. You can't help but think how pleasant such a home would be, combining ...

Following the loss of their 100 year-old houseboat to a fire, architect Michelle Lanker and her husband Bill Bloxom decided to design a modern replacement. Named Houseboat H, the high-end floating ...

In recent years, demand for houseboats and docking space in major cities has risen. Houseboats offer a rare chance to live in close proximity to a city but oftentimes at a relatively cheaper price ...

Aptly christened the Cube Houseboat, the angular 59-foot vessel was inspired by the pioneering creations of the modernist movement and the work of Swiss-French architect and designer Le Corbusier. The ...

Houseboats were very popular. From people that actually used them as their full-time residence to families on vacation, it was sort of cool to actually reside on the water. But as the years went on ...

With oceans, lakes, and rivers taking up a major chunk of the Earth’s surface, it was only a matter of time before structures typically reserved for land began to make their way to the water. As far ...

What began as a place to escape the weekend crowds at Lake Tahoe has turned into a complete remodel of a houseboat and a love for the houseboat community. Patrick Hughes has become a full-time ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. On the shoreline of Richardson’s Bay in Sausalito, just five minutes’ drive north of San Francisco, is a small ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Solis Houseboat was born of the re-fit of a contemporary houseboat. Moored on Victoria’s Lake ...

It's really quite astonishing that more research and development isn't being done in the area of water-borne housing: 71 percent of the Earth's surface is water, the world's already overcrowded ...

What began as a place to escape the weekend crowds at Lake Tahoe has turned into a complete remodel of a houseboat and a love for the houseboat community. Patrick Hughes has become a full-time ...