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@article{188003,
        author = {Suchanda Banerjee and Prof. Qaizar Hussain Kapadia and Ar. Aditi Prajapati},
        title = {Literature Review: Floating Architecture},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {259-268},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=188003},
        abstract = {Floating architecture is emerging as a viable response to flooding, land scarcity, and rising water levels, but its performance depends on decisions far beyond conventional architecture. This research evaluates floating buildings through four architectural parameters: buoyant structural systems, material behavior, MEP adaptation, and construction methodology. Using literature review, system classification, case studies, and interviews, the study compares pontoon, modular grid, amphibious, VLFS, and hybrid systems in relation to stability, massing, environmental context, and service integration. Material analysis highlights the trade-offs between concrete stability, steel precision, composite modularity, and hybrid durability. Case studies-from small floating houses to large districts-reveal that mass distribution, prefabrication, flexible utility routing, and context-specific mooring fundamentally shape architectural form and usability. Interview insights further emphasize that height, weight, and layout are dictated by hydrostatics, not aesthetics. The study concludes that architectural success on water requires early interdisciplinary coordination and system-led design thinking.},
        keywords = {Floating Architecture; Buoyancy Systems; Materials; MEP Integration; Architectural Design},
        month = {November},
        }