Little Venice

For research on how people live on floats, I decided to visit little venice where the regents canal meets the paddington arm of the grand union canal. Before people started using the canal as their home, it was mainly used for transporting goods such as coffee, sugar, tea etc into London. It is a very historical place and is special in many ways.

During my visit, I met Gary who has been living in little venice for 5 years. Gary's views are mostly positive rather than negative. He said he managed to save a lot of money because instead of spending 100,000  on a house, he spent 15,000 on a boat for him and his partner. Gary also stated that it is a very peacefully as it is not very populated and the sound of the water allows him to sleep in peace. 

On the other hand, there are lots of down sides to living on a boat. Firstly, it is hard to own a car due to no parking space with residential parking for the people on the canals. Secondly, Gary finds the boat very tight and the head space is very limited for him and his wife. These are problems I will answer if I decide to build my design on water rather than fixed on land.