Berlin Houseboat Design and Construction

During my time in Berlin, I stayed for four months on houseboats while constructing one of them - Elizabeth.

A 40 metre long * 6 metre wide, 150 year old river cargo ship.

I was involved with:

Measurement and CAD design of the boat hull/ structure and rendering intended layouts for future spaces. Creating architectural drawings for a bank loan proposal.

Removing old floor, rust (1.2 tonnes of rust from the hull), roof, cutting through bulkheads.

Making design decisions and spending months building:

New floor, mezzanine level, roofing structure and building a waterproof roof along the length of the boat. Putting in 64 windows.

Creating a livable space inside (kitchen, toilet, shower) for ourselves while building the boat.

Onboarding and managing new people in continuing construction.

I met a lot of awesome people through this and had accommodation in the very heart of Berlin - an experience I'm very grateful for.

The owners invited me to sail with them on a self-made catamaran in Greece. Another awesome adventure.

I'm still in touch and occasionally do work for them from NZ.