Inspired by images of semi-submerged houses in the aftermaths of Hurricane Katrina and Sandy, the houseboat was created as a demonstration project and semi-self-sufficient habitat, commissioned for the 2014 Fringe Festival. Since then, it has made appearances in New York and exhibitions elsewhere, and been the centerpiece of a series of environmental artworks installed on the river to generate conversation about dealing with climate change and the rising water levels that come with it. It was moored off Bartram's Garden as part of a joint program between Mattingly, Bartram's Garden, and the Penn Program on Environmental Humanities that ended in June.