Koen Olthuis (m):
What our firm does here
is actually design
all kinds of things,
design housing types,
which are the same
as on land, only now
with floating foundations.
Koen Olthuis (m):
So we started
with very small villas,
and that became bigger
and bigger row houses,
two under one roof,
floating apartment
complexes, floating roads,
floating gardens,
really all you need
to construct a city.
Halo creative viewers
and welcome to
Golden Age Technology
on Supreme Master
Television.
Today, in part one
in a two-part series,
we meet
an exceptional architect
from the Netherlands,
whose visionary work
offers answers for those
low-lying urban areas
facing rising sea levels.
Koen Olthuis was featured
in TIME Magazine's
2007 list of the world's
most influential people,
as his work has gained
global interest with
large metros everywhere
having to adapt
to climate change and
burgeoning populations.
His firm,
Waterstudio.NL,
is behind a unique form
of water-based
architectural development
that places
homes, buildings
and other structures
on water by using
floating foundations.
Mr. Olthuis studied
architecture
and industrial design
at the Delft University
of Technology in
the Southern Netherlands
and has worked
with dedication for years
to help find solutions
to his country's
ongoing challenge
of living alongside
encroaching water.
For more details
on Koen Olthuis,
please visit
www.Waterstudio.nl