{"id":15324,"date":"2012-07-02T00:30:43","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T05:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.buzzbuzzhome.com\/?p=15324"},"modified":"2012-07-02T08:58:55","modified_gmt":"2012-07-02T13:58:55","slug":"floating-man-made-island-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/floating-man-made-island-for-sale","title":{"rendered":"A luxury floating man-made island is for sale in Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p><a href=\"332\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15332\" title=\"man-made-floating-island-03\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/man-made-floating-island-03-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Today, we bring you the next big thing in luxury homes: a man-made floating island!<\/p>\n<p>While the concept of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2011\/10\/beach-vacation-so-overdone-how-about.html\">floating island<\/a> certainly isn&#8217;t new, this $6.5 million residence is definitely unique.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The island measures 66 by 121 feet. While it has no engine, it can still be towed anywhere its owners choose.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to an article in <a href=\"http:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/man-made-floating-island-goes-sale-135022106.html\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo News<\/a>, Hungarian born entrepreneur Gabor Orsos says that &#8220;the interest has been massive from all over the world, from Australia, China, the United States. We have already had the first pre-orders and we have some potential buyers coming from Australia next week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the article, the islands (apparently, there is more than one)\u00a0are self sufficient and environmentally friendly, with solar panels and wind generators providing power.<\/p>\n<p>The catch? No islands have been built yet. But Orsos assures potential buyers that the first products can be ready in 18 months to two years.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re not sure that floating islands are going to be big competitors for luxury condos, but we still think the concept is pretty cool.<\/p>\n<p>Check out some computer generated images of the island below:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15333\" style=\"width: 645px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2012\/07\/floating-man-made-island-for-sale.html\/image\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15333\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15333\" title=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"476\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A computer generated image of a man-made island floating at sea<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15334\" style=\"width: 859px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2012\/07\/floating-man-made-island-for-sale.html\/003_orsos_island_maindeck\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15334\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15334\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15334\" title=\"003_Orsos_Island_Maindeck\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/003_Orsos_Island_Maindeck.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A floor plan for the main deck of one of the Orsos Islands<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15335\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2012\/07\/floating-man-made-island-for-sale.html\/0b3fd20200723e7b06a45e88586d6442\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15335\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15335\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15335\" title=\"0b3fd20200723e7b06a45e88586d6442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/0b3fd20200723e7b06a45e88586d6442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Orsos Island floats toward the shore<\/p><\/div>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we bring you the next big thing in luxury homes: a man-made floating island! 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