L.I.BO, or livin in Borneo Sporenburg, was the name of an international competition whose design challenge was accepted. A difficult and arduous competition. The call asked participants to complete a piece of land above the sea which runs along a very special area in the city of Amsterdam, the Borneo Sporenburg district. A degraded port area, transformed by the master plan of West 8 (1993-1996) into a very exclusive residential area.

Each lot is designed by famous minds and signatures of contemporary architecture. The project presented reflects the desire to define the boundary between land and water, recalling the shape of the ship that by definition crosses the seas but must always return to dry land.

The proposed “ship” respects the size limits of adjacent buildings, but has a unique feature compared to the others. In fact the house is slightly detached from the previous one, generating a small alley, It also allows those who do not live in one of the prestigious houses to enjoy the panoramic view that you have from inside one of the properties.The chosen finish and that of the aged wood always recall an ancient ship, and as in an ancient ship, The openings can be closed by a play of darkness, like hatches.