We are blue21
Your global leading expert in floating architecture and urban development.
We design, research and realize floating projects in delta cities world-wide. Our belief is that we must shift from sustaining our planet to restoring it. Floating development makes cities more resilient, creates space for new eco-systems and enables bio-based economies to flourish.
Our Work
CONSULTANCY
Tap into our extensive network of international partners from all required fields of expertise. With 12 years of experience we know the steps required to make your project a success.
DESIGN
We design floating projects on any scale. From a single house to a complete island. From the conceptual phase to completion, we oversee and recruit the best partners for the job.
IMPLEMENTATION
The most fundamental aspect of any floating project is strategy. From the on-set we aim to achieve innovation of application, legislation and holism for all phases of the design process.
TECHNOLOGY
We work in collaboration with world-renowned research institutes to improve the available technologies, sustainable approaches and frameworks which floating design can offer.
Meet our people
Rutger de Graaf
Blue21
WATER INNOVATION ENTREPRENEUR
Bart Roeffen
Blue21
WATER PIONEER AND ARCHITECT
Karina Czapiewska
Blue21
WATER PIONEER AND REAL ESTATE EXPERT
Barbara Dal Bo Zanon
DeltaSync
ARCHITECT AND RESEARCHER
Meet our other water pioneers
Our Mission
With every project we want to contribute to our mission: realize floating cities with a positive impact on the planet. Because we believe that this way we can solve the biggest challenges of the 21st century: land scarcity, urban growth and climate change.
In the media
Built artificial islands to take off
This autumn Blue21 was featured in Le Monde. The article elaborates on seasteading and [email protected], quoting Blue21’s architect and CEO Bart Roeffen: “We […]
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Floating Schiphol is good for everyone, even the fish
Schiphol at sea is slowly but surely coming into the picture again as a future perspective for aviation.
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Blue21 featured in FACTOR - Life in the 22nd century
Shedding light on our contribution to new ways of creating more living space, Magazine Factor has published an article on […]
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Is our future at sea?
Journalist Sanne Bloemink explores this question in De Groene Amsterdammer. Her article gives an inspiring overview of the blue revolution and seasteading, […]
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