The contemporary floating home looks unlike any of the other properties that elegantly bob alongside it on the waters of Lake ...

Two residents were rescued from a fire that destroyed two floating homes on the Columbia River near the I-5 bridge, with no ...

Whether amphibious or over water, floating houses have the potential to resist sea-level rise. Floating houses cost 8-16 percent more than land-based structures. Floating houses can help revitalize ...

In the context of climate change, natural calamities and rising sea levels, coastal communities are more or less stranded. Manila-based architecture firm Dada Design has an idea for a housing solution ...

Life on water must be great, but admittedly, it's not for everyone – and not just because of the high costs it entails. For those not eager to move too far from terra firma, there's always the ...

Eight floating homes were damaged or destroyed in a fire early Friday morning at the Pier West Community in North Portland.

SEATTLE — It became yet another thing that sets Seattle apart in some way: Once again we can probably thank "Sleepless in Seattle," since Tom Hanks' character lived in one and helped crystallize it as ...

There's no place like home, especially when it comes to a floating home surrounded by spectacular water views. Unlike a houseboat home that isn't anchored to a foundation and can be moved around from ...

The disco-era Aqua Star floating house, which anchored the pricy Oregon Yacht Club moorage on the east side of the Willamette River long enough to be spoofed on the comedy cable show “Portlandia,” has ...

The Netherlands is going through a subtle shift in how people imagine home. Instead of resisting the water around them, many residents are choosing to build their lives on it. New communities of ...