Boats are offering new kinds of living, working and playing spaces, popular for daily activities on a small or large scale. But some companies are taking the original idea even further and taking boats completely out of the water, off the shore to live a second life on dry land
Boats that are no longer used for navigating through waterways are getting a new lease on life with a multitude of uses ranging from coworking spaces to restaurants and hotels. Companies are recycling these polyester hull structures into new spaces that you might be surprised to find yourself in.
In northern Europe, England, the Netherlands and Denmark, boats come with particular cultures. In such places it's not unusual to come across ships on various riverbanks that have become places of accommodation. Since the revolution in remote working during the pandemic, barges and boats have also recently become places to telework. In Paris, for instance, where French office-space solutions company Ubiq saw a team set up their workspace within Le Mazette, a barge on the quays of the Seine, for the country's national office-free day.