BMT has developed Sea-Suite, a series of houseboats, floating lodges and beach houses, crafted from a unique egg-shaped form reclaimed from a previous project.

Featuring clean lines and smooth, organic curves, the structure was originally developed as a composite radome for the new landmark cruise liner terminal in Hong Kong.

“The large-scale form fabricated to fulfil this contract represented a significant investment in its design, development and use of material.” said Richard Colwill, Managing Director of BMT Asia Pacific who, as project leader of the radome delivery, believed the compelling shape had the opportunity for a second life.

Staying true to BMT’s maritime pedigree, the first offerings are to be waterborne and coastal structures. Designed by Richard Colwill and Henry Ward of Henry Ward Design, the first models illustrate the flexibilty of the form.

Richard Colwill noted: “In the same way that an egg provides a flexible base for many recipes, we see countless opportunities in the development of this design for private or commercial use. The familiar, yet innovate form could be readily deployed along river and coastal sites, and a beach house variant has even been developed.  We look forward to working with individuals and companies on the deployment of our firsts units, and are sure that the

variety of applications ultimately created will significantly expand upon our preliminary designs.”

Henry Ward added: “This form maximises internal volume for surface area and creates a series of attractive shapes and spaces, but is also readily transportable to almost any site accessible by sea.   We’ve just scraped the surface of the design flexibility available, from individual houseboat and lakeland lodge to resort cabin, marina office, beach house, and even art galleries and other novel commercial spaces.”

View the Sea-Suite slidehow here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLbkF3VtqAM