Catherine King and Wayne Adams live in Clayoquot Sound, literally, thanks to their homemade floating island. The tremendous structure, which contains all of their living amenities, weighs 500 tons and was constructed by the pair by hand, primarily with a saw and a hammer.
As one might imagine, the homemade floating island is almost entirely separate from societal infrastructure. As such, the couple engage heavily in subsistence living, primarily eating the abundant fish in Clayoquot Sound. The compound also has four greenhouses and King spends time growing all the produce that the couple needs.
Though it could seem like lonely living, King and Adams are happy with it, having lived on their homemade floating island for 24 years and counting.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Self-sustainable Living
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating self-sustainable floating communities that operate independently from societal infrastructure.
- Off-grid Housing
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing off-grid housing solutions that allow individuals to live in remote locations or bodies of water.
- Alternative Farming Techniques
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in designing alternative farming techniques for producing food in isolated or unconventional environments.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Sustainable Architecture
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in sustainable architecture to create floating structures and off-grid homes that are environmentally friendly and energy efficient.
- Aquaculture
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the aquaculture industry by exploring new methods for fish farming in order to meet the food demands of self-sustainable floating communities.
- Vertical Farming
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in vertical farming techniques to maximize food production in limited spaces, such as floating islands or other off-grid locations.
