Plant Community
A living landscape selected in response to climate, ecology and site character.
The System
Designed as an ecosystem. Engineered as a system.
A modular floating platform that brings together plants, buoyancy, habitat and water into one living structure.
01 / Why floating
Match floating systems to site needs.
Floating avoids making foundations and permanent bottom works the starting point. That can be valuable in changing, constrained or sensitive waterbodies—but only after stability, access and stewardship are resolved.
Strong site-fit signals
- 01Changing water levels
Move with the water surface while freeboard and anchoring are designed for the operating range.
- 02Low bottom disturbance
Useful where piling, excavation or rebuilding the bed is difficult, undesirable or ecologically sensitive.
- 03Existing-water retrofit
Add a living waterline to an established lake, pond or waterfront with limited civil intervention.
- 04Reversible deployment
Support movable, phased or time-bounded pilots when permanent construction is premature.
01 / Anatomy
One system, four layers.
Each layer performs a distinct role. Together, they connect landscape above the water with habitat below it.
Growing Interface
A porous zone that supports planting and allows roots to reach the water.
Buoyancy Structure
A stable, maintainable core that keeps the living layers at the waterline.
Living Habitat
Roots and submerged surfaces add complexity at the boundary between structure and water.
Root + growing interface
Connect plants and roots with water while keeping the growing layer accessible for care.
Buoyancy + core
Use layered construction to carry buoyancy and support, allowing functions to be evaluated and renewed separately.
Inspectable structural edge
Bring load, waterline and maintenance access into one legible detail instead of sealing them into an inaccessible whole.
Detachable connection
Separable connections support assembly, local replacement, repair and material recovery.
The layers work together, but they do not need to change at the same pace.
02 / Above + Below
Landscape above. Habitat below.
The waterline is not an edge to conceal. It is where the system connects visible landscape with living processes beneath the surface.
Above water
Below water
Designed landscape
- Plant diversity
- Seasonal change
- Landscape character
- Human experience
Living interface
- Root habitat
- Submerged surfaces
- Aquatic refuge
- Water interaction
03 / Designed for change
Installation is not the finish.
It is where the system begins to work.
Living and material layers change at different rates. The product architecture keeps their condition visible and makes routine care, partial renewal and reconfiguration practical after deployment.
Inspectable
Visible planting cues, exposed connection points and defined inspection locations help teams compare growth and structural condition during routine site visits—without claiming automated sensing.
Maintainable
Standardised connections and lift-out modular areas support access to planting, habitat surfaces and buoyancy components, so care can focus on the part that needs attention.
Replaceable
Separable block-based layers allow a worn or damaged part to be renewed independently where the project configuration permits, rather than rebuilding the entire island.
Adaptable
A family of compatible base shapes can be selected and recomposed into bands, clusters or islands as access, planting intent and site conditions evolve.
04 / Modularity
A system, not a shape.
Modularity provides a shared logic, not a fixed appearance. The same underlying system can form different edges, densities and landscape compositions.
Adapt
Respond to water conditions, access and ecological intent.
Compose
Arrange modules as fields, bands, clusters or islands.
Evolve
Allow a project to be maintained, adjusted or extended over time.
05 / Scale
From a bounded pilot to a lasting program.
Scale is a project decision: match the intervention to the objective, site constraints, observation method and capacity for long-term care.
Pilot
Test site fit, access, planting and observation at a bounded scale.
Site deployment
Configure the intervention around one waterbody and its operating constraints.
Establishment cycle
Follow early growth, maintenance needs and seasonal change.
Program learning
Use assessed evidence to guide renewal, adaptation or responsible replication.
06 / Start a project
What could this system become on your water?
Every waterbody brings different conditions. Start with the site, the challenge and the kind of living water you want to create.
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