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MetroShip is Re-imagining the Design of the Houseship
MetroShip isn’t just a pretty face that photographs well. This cutting-edge house boat concept is hand-made in the United States and inspired by the open floor plans of New York City loft spaces. Stating that a great deal of thought and care went into the MetroShip would be an understatement. From concept and design to a finished product, the MetroShip took seven years. What emerged from those seven years of development was a well-thought out and well-executed vision of how flexible and stylish a houseship could be.
Materials play a vital role in the concept of the MetroShip. The hull is made out of either of aluminum, fiberglass or steel hull, with translucent aluminum grid panels. There is a one piece fiberglass roof system as well.
Much of the MetroShip concept revolves around the fact that the designer wanted to the MetroShip to feel like a “updated Frank Lloyd Wright home but with an open New York Loft condo style.” The materials selected for the concept thus went hand in hand with this design goal.
Interior design was of paramount importance with a major goal being to avoid the “RV at sea” look that is often found in floating homes. With this goal in mind, tremendous attention was paid to the design of the kitchen and bathroom. The look, feel and functionality of the kitchen was key as was the idea that the bathroom needed to be full-sized and not scaled down as found on most boats for example. Another critical aspect of the interior design was light. The interior space needed to be flooded in light. Often houseboats are lacking in windows and thus lacking in light. The MetroShip concept was one were light needed to flow freely.
The tagline for MetroShip is “The Original Modern Houseship.” And this tagline certainly fits. The MetroShip has a look and feel that is often missing from most houseships or floating homes. Complete with engines, the MetroShip is capable of moving under its own power. At 48 feet in length and 12 feet wide, the MetroShip has plenty of room to not only stretch out but do so from almost anywhere.
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MetroShip isn’t just a pretty face that photographs well. This cutting-edge house boat concept is hand-made in the United States and inspired by the open floor plans of New York City loft spaces. Stating that a great deal of thought and care went into the MetroShip would be an understatement. From concept and design to a finished product, the MetroShip took seven years. What emerged from those seven years of development was a well-thought out and well-executed vision of how flexible and stylish a houseship could be.
Materials play a vital role in the concept of the MetroShip. The hull is made out of either of aluminum, fiberglass or steel hull, with translucent aluminum grid panels. There is a one piece fiberglass roof system as well.
Much of the MetroShip concept revolves around the fact that the designer wanted to the MetroShip to feel like a “updated Frank Lloyd Wright home but with an open New York Loft condo style.” The materials selected for the concept thus went hand in hand with this design goal.
Interior design was of paramount importance with a major goal being to avoid the “RV at sea” look that is often found in floating homes. With this goal in mind, tremendous attention was paid to the design of the kitchen and bathroom. The look, feel and functionality of the kitchen was key as was the idea that the bathroom needed to be full-sized and not scaled down as found on most boats for example. Another critical aspect of the interior design was light. The interior space needed to be flooded in light. Often houseboats are lacking in windows and thus lacking in light. The MetroShip concept was one were light needed to flow freely.
The tagline for MetroShip is “The Original Modern Houseship.” And this tagline certainly fits. The MetroShip has a look and feel that is often missing from most houseships or floating homes. Complete with engines, the MetroShip is capable of moving under its own power. At 48 feet in length and 12 feet wide, the MetroShip has plenty of room to not only stretch out but do so from almost anywhere.
OMG that is so nice! I bet I could even convince SWMBO to live on the water if we had that. I love that sink in the bathroom!
(That sound you hear is my mancard being stripped from my grasp by the authorities
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Beautiful houseboat! We have a few new ones on Lake Union in Seattle similar to that, but not nearly that extravagant. It really looks like a “home” on the inside.
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can we talk on the phone about a project I am wanting to do?
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Steph Reply:
July 16th, 2009 at 8:03 am
Cliff, why don’t you send me a brief email describing your project and we can go from there. Thanks.
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Yes, it is beautiful.
Living in Florida there’s the issue of hurricanes, i.e. wind, lots of wind. How would a place like this stand up. Also how’s the insulation, it is very hot here a lot of the time.
One more thing…I didn’t see any storage space.
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Anna, in the costs pdf, it describes the standard bedroom to include: Hinged Platform Bed for access to lower hull storage
The optional storage is: Pop-Up Wardrobe / Chest Of Drawers (out of floor) – $2,200
*Can be placed on left and/or right side
The kitchen cabinets are in that center island and there is a closet in the bathroom. Looks like opposite the sink, behind a statted door?
The pricing and options are here, a bit rich for my blood, but if I had that to spend on a home, this would be high up in the running, no thanks to Steph and her darn blog
http://www.metro-ship.com/imgs/press/MetroShip%20-%20Order%20Form%20-%20Pricing%20-%20Options.pdf
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Steph, absolutely love this post!
thanks for sharing.
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