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A Floating House that Glides Effortlessly on its Pool

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This magical surrealistic vision of a house by Pitsou Kedem Architects looks for all the world like a mirage of an elaborate H-shaped pontoon.

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This sumptuous and elegant transparent house is aptly named Float House by the architects.

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A raised roof also seems to float over the structure.

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Even the bed itself appears to float in its exquisite master bedroom space.

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The master bedroom suite appears to extend to the edges of the site, gliding effortlessly through its transparent walls.
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Its elaborate and glossy interior is contrasted by a peak through a wall that is matt and textural.
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The delineation between the waters beneath and the house itself seem paper thin, so that water is almost another sheet of building material.
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Cool and glossy, the interiors are as exquisite as the interiors of pearly shells.
 architectureThere is a cool Japanese “floating world” sense to the house..

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With its transparent walls, the floating bathroom seems larger than life.

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The house is entered across a watery abyss.
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A screen closes off this entrance to the house completely, automatically parting to reveal its transparent inner shell.
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Likewise, an internal garden is completely walled closed when not admitting those fortunate souls invited within.

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All of the transparency of the floating house is beautiful, but there is one flaw.

It seems that here this luscious house is just a little too exposed to its suburban Tel Aviv neighbors!

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