I have made an optional elevator shaft that is operable from inside. It does alter the building silhouette though. The idea is to have a separate enclosed ladder plus the elevator. If you sleep on the second floor and the mid floor is compromised, you can either take the enclosed ladder or the elevator down to the below-deck apartment. Right now the ladder is shown without enclosure.
Yes, the elevator does change the look quite a bit. Would they be free floating or anchored to the shoreline in some way?
I'd expect that anchoring the homesteads by the coast inside a lagoon or within a rock-encircled bay with calm waters would be the ideal option for residency without sea sickness. But having the option to move them along the coast would make them flexible dwellings.
