Developments

Water Cities develops housing, communities, cultural, recreational and real estate projects on and around water.

MFS™ IV – Floating Music Hub / Mansa Floating Hub

Mindelo, Cabo Verde 2021

Floating Music Hub, Mindelo (MFS™IV) / Mansa Floating Hub, is a cultural and creative platform located in the beautiful bay of Mindelo, in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde, West Africa. The platform is based on NLÉ’s innovative floating building solution called Makoko Floating System (MFS™)–a simple way to build on water-using lightweight, prefabricated,… Continue reading MFS™ IV – Floating Music Hub / Mansa Floating Hub

Makoko Water Cities – Regeneration Plan

Lagos, Nigeria 2013-current

The impact of rapid urbanisation and economic growth of cities in Africa is now common knowledge, yet it cannot be overemphasised. At the same time the impact of climate change is now day-to-day reality. Particularly in coastal African cities that now experience significant increases in sea levels, rainfall and flooding.