Over 80% of their 1,190 islands are no more than a meter above sea level, with Male, capital of the Maldives being one of the most densely populated islands in the world. The government had previously thought of buying land from other countries and moving its people there. Maldives is also in need of about 20,000 houses between now (2011) and 2022 and they have no more land to build those.
Coming out from this problem, building a “Floating City” of 20,000 houses next to Male.
For this purpose Dutch Docklands, a Netherland based sustainable floating architecture specialists, has already signed up with the Maldives government to build a commercial floating development, comprising a golf course, convention centre, private islands.
Mr. Paul van de Camp, CEO (Chief Executive Officer), Dutch Docklands Said,'' We want to share our know how, gained from commercial projects, with the less fortunate and provide them with affordable floating housing. We are working on the master plan, which we have already partly presented to the government and the President of the Maldives, in which we make affordable floating islands. We can provide them with a whole ‘floating city’ of 20,000 houses next to Male, where the locals can live in floating houses”
Highlights of Floating City..!
* The value of Floating City project will be $1 billion (Dh 3.67 billion).
* It has proposed the idea to build “affordable” housing for the local peoples.
* The Dutch Docklands company will soon unveil the first floating island with 6 to 8 affordable houses that people can see, feel and walk.
About Dutch Docklands..!
Mr. Paul H.T.M. van de Camp and Mr. Koen Olthuis MSc shared their vision of changing their mindset of fighting against the water into living with the water.
Together they established in 2005 Dutch Docklands, a new innovative company in a new global market that they have created themselves, based on hundreds of years of experience in the Netherlands in working with the water.
Their vision has become worldwide recognized by media like CNN, Timemagazine and Terra Eco. Koen voted as one of the 100 green persons who will change the world in 2011.
Contact
THE NETHERLANDS
Dutch Docklands BV -
Corporate Head Office,
Oude Delft 142 - 2611 CG Delft,
The Netherlands.
F +31 (0)15 213 16 56
T +31 (0)15 212 66 88
DUBAI
Dutch Docklands Middle East FZE,
Dutch Docklands Enterprises FZC,
Sheikh Zayed Road,
Al Saeed Tower II ,
Penthouse 3402,
P.O. Box 31303,
Dubai - UAE.
T.(+971) (0)50-7241148
MALDIVES
Dutch Docklands Maldives PVT LTD
3rd Floor, STO Aifaanu Building
Marine Drive - Male
Republic of Maldives
Email- info@dutchdocklands.com
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