Floating house?
Floating Villa is one of the few floating houses in Norway. It is not widespread in the Nordics yet, but is a common sight in the rest of the world, and is becoming increasingly popular.
It is common to distinguish between floating houses and houseboats. Floating houses are often permanently anchored and houseboats have their own propulsion
and is registered as a boat. Both parts are a very climate-friendly form of living. No blasting or digging and the house is portable.
We at Floating Villa have been around Europe and the rest of the world a lot to look at modern homes on the water.
Construction
Floating Villa was built half-finished in Vesterålen and then transported by ship to Bergen where it was completed on Askøy.
The old wharf of Bergen
The house was located at Bryggen in Bergen for 6 weeks before it was towed into Damsgårdssundet where it was rented out for 3 years.​
From Bergen to Nautnes and Holmen / Bjorøy
Bergen municipality chose to ban floating homes and houseboats. Thus, it was necessary to find a municipality that was future-oriented and solution-oriented, and that was the neighboring municipality of Øygarden.
The house was located at Nautnes for 2 years. In August 2023, the house was moved to Holmen outside Bjorøy. It is 18 minutes by car from Bergen and 200 meters from the well-reputed Cornelius Seafood restaurant.
Floating Villa
gives you the opportunity to live in a floating house by idyllic Holmen on Bjorøy!
Do you want to book the house?
Feel free to send us a booking request , or use the contact form to get in touch with us.