# Floating Apartment Complexes The AQVA Habitat is Designed for Aquatic Urban Living By Michael Hines | Published 2010-10-12 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aqva-habitat References: [ecofriend.org](http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/self-sufficient-aqva-habitat-blends-underwater-world-with-upper-environment/) & [iaac.net](http://www.iaac.net/students-research/self-sufficient-housing-prototypes-9/aqva-habitat-82) Humans may one day be forced to [live on the water](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-river-cabin) due to overcrowding. If that becomes the case, I would like to make a case for us to live in the AQVA Habitat. This [floating structure](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pura-vida-floating-home) can expand and contract to fit population fluxes and can even purify its own water. The AQVA Habitat was designed by Abel Patacho and Theodora Christoforidou. I could see the AQVA Habitat really taking off in cities that are terribly over-crowded and located near large lakes or oceans. Check out the possible [future of urban living](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ambra) in the gallery above. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 77% | Activity: 59% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Aquatic Urban Living:** Opportunities for disruptive innovation lie in developing sustainable and adaptable structures for living on water amidst overcrowding. - **Floating Architecture:** Creating innovative designs for floating structures that can address the future requirement for aquatic housing solutions offers new opportunities for architects and designers. - **Self-sufficient Living:** As floating complexes attempt to purify their own water and create electricity, the need for cost-effective solutions for sustainable, independent living will be on the rise. ### Where This Applies - **Architecture:** The evolution of floating architecture and the design of sustainable homes on water present new opportunities for growth and expansion in the industry. - **Real Estate:** As the demand for aquatic housing grows, the real estate industry will be pushed to enter new markets and create innovative buying and selling options. - **Environmental Engineering:** The rise of self-sufficient living will lead to an increase in demand for environmental engineers to develop and implement new technologies for cleaning and purifying water. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Recycled Plastic Floating Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mast.md) - [Biodiverse Floating Housing Developments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-neighborhood.md) - [Floating City Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/justinian-khoo.md) - [Flax Fiber Floating Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-nomad.md) - [Hydro-Positive Microhomes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/living-on-groundwater.md) - [Modern Floating Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pura-vida-floating-home.md) - [Artfully Made Floating Plazas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aquapraa.md) - [Floating Amazon Plaza](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-aquapraa.md) - [Digital Marine Habitats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nereid-marine-habitat.md)