WILG — Amphibious Tiny Home
An amphibious tiny home on the Maas in Limburg, designed for a willow weaver, that rises on steel guide piles when the river floods.
Every home belongs somewhere. WILG is a tiny home for a specific place and a specific person: a retired lock keeper who now weaves willow baskets and fish traps on the banks of the Maas in Born, Limburg, where the river swings between a dry summer trickle and a winter flood.
WILG is amphibious. A watertight concrete hull holds a light cross-laminated timber cabin, and four steel guide piles keep the home in place. On a dry day it rests on the bank. When the Maas rises, WILG rises with it.
How ZÆT was involved
Define Direction
· Maas river bank site study
· Resident profile: a willow weaver
· Flood, light and climate response
· Brief: a tiny home of 100–400 sq ft
Build the Foundation
· Full home concept design
· Amphibious hull on steel guide piles
· CLT cabin with larch and zinc skin
· Woven willow shutters
Execute and Launch
· 28.8 m² (310 sq ft) interior
· Real materials and real structure
· Plans, elevations and renders
· A home that rises with the river
The Result
