With divorce rates steadily increasing, some newlyweds are drawing up prenuptial agreements before tying the knot.

But one firm has set out to help divorcees avoid a real estate battle with a new design that easily splits the home in two - and lets them sail away from each other.

Called Prenuptial Housing, this floating house consists of two independent structures that separate if the couple should split up, resulting in two equal units that can float away from each other.

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Prenuptial Housing is a floating home consists of two independent structures and connecting mechanisms that separate if the couple decides to part ways – resulting in separate units that can float away from each other. It is still in the concept design face, but the team hopes to open up orders early next year

WHAT IS PRENUPTIAL HOUSING? Prenuptial Housing is a floating home that consists of two independent structures, which can be separated if the couple decides to part ways – resulting in two units that can float away from each other. The blueprints describe the structure as consisting of two independent prefabricated structures, which appear to be fused as one, that are easily split in two once the couple decides to pull the plug. Lightweight carbon fiber elements and a semi-transparent wooden layer are used for the outside of building – this not only enhances the unity of the two pieces, but helps the home adapt to other environments if they should split. There are also connecting mechanism that allows the pieces to detach and go their separate ways. Advertisement

'The units are initially (pre)fabricated as independent carbon fiber units for which we designed a simple solid connecting system; detaching this system means unlocking the connection and requires no unique tools,' Xander den Duijn with Studio OBA, the design firm behind Prenuptial Housing, told DailyMail.com in an email.

'The units should (dis)connect without much effort. Though this is part of the design that is still under development.'

The idea for the 'break up' home was conceived by Omar Kbiri, co-founder of Maak, who had the revelation while looking for a new home with his girlfriend.

'With the increasing number of divorces each year, our concept is – regrettably – becoming more and more relevant,' said Kbiri, who is also a self-proclaimed PR and pop culture expert.

'I especially like the fact that we can stabilize the home front during an otherwise very hectic time.'

'With this concept you namely don't need to relocate after a break-up.'

Kbiri looked to the Dutch firm, Studio OBA, to help design the home that he hopes will capitalize on all the failed marriages and relationships.

The duo currently has their eyes set on countries in the EU that have the highest divorce rate, which include Portugal (68 percent), Belgium (71 percent) and Hungary (67 percent).

The blueprints of this floating home describe the home as consisting of two independent prefabricated structures, which appear to be fused as one, that are easily split in two once the couple decides to pull the plug.

The blueprints of this floating home describe the home as consisting of two independent prefabricated structures, which appear to be fused as one, that are easily split in two once the couple decides to pull the plug. The key to the entire design are the connecting mechanisms that detach the pieces

Lightweight carbon fiber elements and a semi-transparent wooden layer are used for the outside of building – this not only enhances the unity of the two pieces, but helps the home adapt to other environments if they should split.

And the key to the entire design are the connecting mechanisms that detach the pieces and let them float away in separate directions.

'When couples feel they are drifting apart, the house initiates a 'break up', by detaching the two unites which then go solo on the water,' reads Studio OBA's website regarding Prenuptial Housing.

The design team pulled inspiration from the canals and floating structures in Amsterdam for their work and realized the easiest way to move away from a partner is to create a floating house, reports Domain.com.

'The challenge of the project was to design a house that consists of two autonomous units that appear to be one,' said Vincent Ringoir who runs Studio OBA with fellow Technical University of Delft students Xander den Duijn and Gerben van den Oever.

'Due to the way we designed it, the house responds to the flow of the relationship: when all is well, the house remains a unity. But when couples separate, the house – literally – drifts apart as well.

'The biggest challenge was to search for a geometrical shape that is easy to connect, looks like one house when connected, but remains aesthetic when it becomes separated.'

Kbiri is currently in discussions with several investors regarding funding for the design.

And Studio OBA hopes to build the prototype in the near future and open orders by early 2017.

'In the next steps of engineering/designing we aim to come up with a as short as possible building process,' den Duijn told DailyMail.com.