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Richard Coutts and Koen Olthuis design


floating city expansion


Architects Koen Olthuis and Richard Coutts, both experts on water placemaking and floating architecture, have collaborated on a master plan for Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, delivering a residential neighbourhood located on the water with waterside public amenities.


Olthuis, principal of Netherlands-


based Waterstudio, and Coutts, principal of Baca Architects in London, were invited to join the design team by Boston’s 6M Development. The project seeks to create the first floating housing community off the


Frem Group opens new Clerkenwell Showroom in refurbished


US’s East Coast, providing a template for climate-adaptive and resilient affordable homes without high land costs.


This scheme will repurpose an


unused pier, retaining parts as ‘islands’ from which floating homes will be anchored. The homes will be built on floating pontoons tethered by flexible moorings to work with the tidal range of Boston’s Inner Harbour. The scheme is aiming for 138 LEED


Certified Gold, with sustainability achieved via a water heat exchange that provides heating and cooling, in


addition to rooftop ‘solar pergolas’ that will generate energy. At less than 12m above the existing


pier, homes will offer four levels of accommodation, with three and a half of those sitting above the waterline. There will be a mix of townhouses, duplexes and apartments with balconies and roof terraces. The four islands will each have a


different character, and offer amenities including pocket parks, wetland fringes, canal-side pathways, events spaces, retail, cafes and restaurants. baca.uk.com | waterstudio.nl


PrintWorks building


British ofice furniture manufacturer Frem Group has moved into its London showroom in 84 The PrintWorks on Clerkenwell Road. The refurbishment references the industrial heritage of the building as a gold chain factory dating to 1879, designed by Ebenezer Gregg. Across three floors, the


company has furnished the space with its design-led product portfolio. The lower ground floor has a calm atmosphere, with hubs, booths and pods on show; the ground floor offers mobility as a theme, and features the Oasis Soft Mobile Booths, and the Novus A-Zone height-adjustable collaboration table.


Complementing the furniture


is contemporary art, included as a social initiative to showcase the work of UK artists, with further plans to host live performances once Covid-19 restrictions have been fully lifted. fremgroup.co.uk


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