This academic article aims to investigate the relationship that people living on water have with their environment. The article is based on the case study of Urban Rigger Copenhagen, which was conducted through collecting qualitative data from a range of interviews with tenants. This contributes to a better understanding of how residents connect and engage with the designed and natural surroundings in their everyday life. Through the structure of the paper the windows, the weather and embedded practices are highlighted as powerful actors in the relationship between humans and nature.