Trilobis 65 Floating Home

Trilobis 65 is a semi-submerged dwelling environment. Reaching 20 meters in length designed by Giancarlo Zema for habitation by six people at sea. It is ideal for living in bays, atolls and maritime parks. The main aim of the project is to allow anyone to live in a unique environment through a self sufficient, non-polluting dwelling cell in unison with their ocean surroundings.



Trilobis 65 has been designed on four separate levels connected by a spiraling staircase.

The top level is 3.5 meters above the sea level. The next level is at 1.4 meters above sea level and hosts the daylight zone with all services and allowing outdoor access. The third level is situated at 0.8 meter below sea level, semi-submerged, and is devoted to the night-time zone. At 3.0 meters below sea level, totally submerged, there is the underwater observation bulb, an intimate and mediative place.





"The main aim of the project is to allow anyone to live in a unique environment through a self-sufficient, nonpolluting dwelling that exists in unison with their ocean surrounding," Zema tells POPULAR MECHANICS. At first glance, the Trilobis looks as if it would be more at home soaring into the sky than plying the waters of atolls, bays and maritime parks. Looking at a computer image of the bow conjures up visions of the flying saucers in 1950s science fiction films. The Trilobis's blueprints, however, reveal a nautical heritage that reaches back to the humble dugout while simultaneously embracing 21st century technologies that include high-strength composites and nonpolluting hydrogen fuels.