we respect the water
we think together with water
we build on water
Most busy cities built on waterfronts are overdeveloped and do not offer usable vacant plots having adequate quality. In consequence, the price of farmlands outside residential areas increased. Water is the solution for further expansion because one can augment living space towards riversides.
The modular floating platform technology developed by Floatingcity Group is an innovation, which helps to create floating plots suitable as human habitats or for building multifunctional superstructures in any water environment, even on a river.
The developed system is a freely expandable floating plot on which superstructures can be flexibly created and modified within certain limits but with almost infinite possibilities of use. One can employ the platforms for creating urban parks, restaurants, sports fields, residential buildings or even floating stages.
Our floating platform solutions
Modular, hybrid concrete floating platforms for large rivers
- the modules can be prefabricated to be transported and assembled on waterways;
- can be ballasted to handle variable loads;
- one can erect on them superstructures of all functions and layouts that share the characteristics of conventional buildings;
- one can inspect the platforms and carry out their maintenance without lifting them out of the water;
- adequate surface treatment can increase their service life to 50 years;
- the platforms offer a real ‛promenade experience’.
CONCEPTS AND USABILITY
Parks, promenades
Exhibition spaces, restaurants
Sports fields
Light-weight, modular floating platforms made of fibre-reinforced concrete combined with expanded polystyrene (EPS)
- useful floor area up to a few hundred square metres;
- extremely low draught;
- low maintenance requirements;
- expected service life between 30 and 40 years;
- no risk of springing leaks;
- the load-bearing capacity and stability of modules are comparable to those of similar structures made of steel, while their price is also competitive;
- the modules can be easily transported on public roads.
CONCEPTS AND USABILITY
Floating houses
Floating solar park
Floating pools
Modular Floating Platform For Sale
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Ten years
The foundations of the Floatingcity Group were laid more than ten years ago by the people who owned it at that time. They established the company with the intention of developing a floating platform system, which ‒ as opposed to previous solutions ‒could be installed and used on rivers with strong currents and significant water level fluctuations. By the early 2010s, it was already clear that the inner areas of large riverside cities were saturated. Consequently, the only possibility for further expansion was building towards the water, more precisely on the water itself.
The first step was to elaborate a theoretical study on reinforced concrete floating platforms. In this sense, the engineering background of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem) was a valuable asset. Moreover, the paper provided an excellent basis for further research and development tasks. It became unequivocal that the vision, which had been so dear to us for years, could come true only on one condition. Namely, we had to put the theoretical knowledge into practice and build a prototype based on the accumulated technical experience.
The technology
Amitis Engineering Contractors Ltd. (Amitis Mérnöki Vállalkozó Kft.), a member of the Floatingcity Group, has continued the research and development activities for three more years. The tender won as part of the Operational Programme for Economic Development and Innovation (Gazdaságfejlesztési és innovációs operatív program ‒ GINOP), which allowed the recruitment of top subcontractors, facilitated these endeavours. The joint efforts resulted in a floating platform prototype that met all previous expectations. More precisely, it could be used safely on large rivers since it could withstand extensive flooding and severe frost while maintaining stability.
A kifejlesztett folyami úszómű-technológia értékesítését és The floating platform technology developed for large rivers is being sold and exploited as part of the group by Contemporary Danube Platforms Ltd. (Dunai Kortárs Platform Kft.).
While the research and development of platforms for large rivers were still underway, the group was also busy creating another type of floating platform. We realised that floating platforms made of concrete could be appropriate for lake surfaces, too; since compared to steel structures, their material is far more durable, requires less maintenance and exerts a negligible environmental impact. Consequently, another member of the group of companies, Danube Floating Platforms Development Ltd. (Dunai Úszómű Fejlesztő Kft.) elaborated ‒ as part of a research and development project ‒ a system of floating platforms designed for lake conditions and made of light-weight concrete (that is, a combination of concrete and EPS). This platform can be easily manipulated, transported and installed on almost any lake or slow-flowing river due to its compact size. The production and testing of the prototype meant the successful completion of the research and development process.
Our Engineering
Services
Our team of expert engineers can participate in the entire process of constructing the floating platform, from developing the idea and the concept through the supervision of manufacturing processes to the final installation:
- Data acquisition and survey, pre-design engineering activities;
- Design;
- Starting and monitoring the production process;
- Managing the process of obtaining the building permit;
- Performing functional-operational tests;
The construction and installation of floating platforms do not interfere with the processes of nature. Floating platforms leave small ecological footprints over their lifetimes, thus contributing to sustainability.
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Contact data
Contemporary Danube Platforms Ltd.
(Dunai Kortárs Platform Kft.)
H-1117 Budapest,
Kondorosi út 2. „A” ép. 2. em. 205.
Danube Floating Platforms Development Ltd.
(Dunai Úszómű Fejlesztő Kft.)
H-4025 Debrecen,
Arany János utca 55.
Amitis Engineering Contractors Ltd.
(Amitis Mérnök Vállalkozói Kft.)
H-1117 Budapest,
Kondorosi út 2. „A” ép. 2. em. 205.