Man (Re)builds Amazing Floating Island

Posted by Queuebot in Architecture on January 12, 2009 at 12:57 pm


Who hasn’t wanted their very own private island? And what if you could build it with some friends and free recycled objects. Sound too good to be true? This guy has built not one but two!

The original Spiral Island was (as its successor will be) built upon a floating collection used plastic bottles, all netted together to support a bamboo and plywood structure above. Located in Mexico, the original was 66 by 54 feet and was able to support full-sized mangroves to provide shade and privacy, yet also able to be moved from place to place by its creator as need with a simple motorized system.

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7 comments to "Man (Re)builds Amazing Floating Island"

  1. Kimmy
    January 12th, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    I have had the idea that these could be built and taken to the Polar Bears since the ice is melting and it'd give them something to live on. I'm thinking they'd get all icy and frozen, just like the Polar Bears like.

  2. TwoDragons
    January 12th, 2009 at 5:37 pm

    I wanna build a freshwater version of that on our local lake! What a fun spot to live!

    --TwoDragons

  3. SenorMysterioso
    January 12th, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    I think you'd need a boating license for it on a lake

  4. DOJ
    January 12th, 2009 at 6:52 pm

    nice sandy beach

  5. sw
    January 12th, 2009 at 7:11 pm

    i LOVE neatorama, but the reposts are becoming endemic!

  6. Easy
    January 12th, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    Damn, thats awesome. I'm gonna make one and sail it around Sydney Harbour.

  7. Alex
    January 13th, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    @sw: 18,000+ posts later, even I don't remember what's been on the blog!


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