It is a different neighborhood: it floats and is environmentally friendly. It is being built in Amsterdam. Faced with rising water levels, this innovative idea also draws attention to the harmful consequences of climate change.

The Dutch city has a long tradition of occupying its canals with boats that serve as dwellings. But a project involving at least 20 architects promises to go further: to build a kind of village with floating residences, made on dry land and later installed on the water. The first residents have already begun to arrive.

"It's a different way of life, with all this light shining and reflecting. And in a way we're closer to nature," one of the residents tells Euronews quoted by Green Severs.

Each building has a different design, but all the houses have one thing in common - they float on concrete rafts attached to pillars. The floating base supports hundreds of tons, so it has to be precisely balanced by architects. "At the beginning you have to calculate everything that will be placed and how much it will weigh, otherwise it starts to sink," Jorrit Houwet, an architect, explains to Euronews.

The houses were built on land and then transported by a boat. "What we want to demonstrate with this is that it is possible to live on the water in very sustainable houses and in community in a sustainable way. That's what we want to show the world," adds another of the residents.

The houses are powered by solar energy and environmentally friendly materials are used. The facade of the house is made of cork.