Q1 2021

34 BUILD Q1 2021 Jul20449 Water-Based Wonder of Architecture In the Architecture Awards 2020 from BUILD Magazine, the firm Friday SA was awarded the title of Leading Specialists in Floating Home Design 2020 – Europe for its outstanding work on floating home design. Friday SA brings together a wide range of design, engineering, certification, and marketing competencies, and uses them to create technologically-advanced nautical and water-related leisure devices and equipment. Find out more about these luxurious properties as we profile the firm and understand more about what it has to offer. avouring the principles of modularity, personalized client relationships, energy efficiency, and environmental sustainability, Friday SA is dedicated to serving the leisure and free time market with high professional standards. The key product that Friday SA offers is the floating home known as the FloatWing®, and it came from the desire to meet a growing need for people to escape the confusion, and hustle and bustle or the great city and instead approach nature. Whether it be for a romantic gateway for two, or a mobile home situated in the middle of a lake for the entire family or a group of friends, the FloatWing® is the perfect solution. It could be a weekend hut, a haven for a longer stay, or home for the year round, but the idea of FloatWing® is for it to be a very convenient equipment to live in without giving up a good deal of comfort. There are several ideas that make up the beauty of the FloatWing®, including that of a floating house, thermal insulation, solar technology, environmental sustainability, mobility, modular design, and local assembly. Taken separately, each of these ideas is not particularly innovative on its own. However, when combined together, they compose a highly innovative product that is, in many aspects, unique in the world market. The fact that the interdisciplinary development worked in close collaboration meant that the final product of the FloatWing® is an incredibly well-integrated one where all the technical options, shapes, materials, equipment, and dimensions work in tandem with one another. As well as combining the architectural and technical aspects of the product together, the team at Friday SA also sought to combine the natural element of many different areas when considering what the FloatWing® could be. Combining rusticity and modernity, the final product boasts mobility and nomadism that is reserved for properties of the highest level of innovation. All of this resulted in the creation of a floating house that is fully independent over a long period of time, and produces up to ninety percent of its household annual energy needs. As part of its mobility and nomadism, the FloatWing® can anchor itself in a new place every day if the resident so chooses, with total security and comfort on a lake surface, moving at a moderate speed of five knots. From any anchor point, there is the option F to partake in water sports and activities such as sailing, rowing, water skiing, fishing. Perhaps a resident may want to do something more relaxing or intellectual, such as reading a book, sunbathing, or taking in the beauty of stars whilst surrounded by nature. The modular design of the FloatWing® means that all of its many components, including equipment and furniture, can be easily stored in two standard containers. These containers can then be shipped to almost anywhere on Earth. It has also been designed with environmental sustainability at the top of the agenda, besides the comfort of its residents. Using low environmentally-impactful materials and technologies, the FloatWing® has a drastically reduced carbon footprint and lower energy need. When charged fully, the house is self- sufficient for at least seven days, and it produces up to eighty percent of its annual energy needs. Finally, there is a fully- equipped kitchen for everyday use, heat pump, AC generator, barbecue on the upper terrace for sunny days, and a wine cellar and pellet stove for warmth on cold days. Armed with the ultimate in luxury décor and the best in modern technology, FloatWing® guarantees a great living experience for those who want to be out on the water and immersed in the beauty of nature. Whether it be as a base camp for water-based activities and fun, or simply as a haven of relaxation, the FloatWing® from Friday SA is truly an outstanding piece of architecture and engineering that deserves every accolade it achieves. Company: Friday SA Contact: Fernando Seabra Santos Website: www.gofriday.eu