14 Feb 2012

Britain's first amphibious house..........that rises with water to escape a flood. 

It will provide all the joys of riverside living – without the one major drawback.
Introducing Britain’s first amphibious house, which cannot flood because it rises along with the water.
Architects have created the pioneering design for a family home on the banks of the Thames.
Flood-proof living: Flood specialists Baca have designed the house to rise with the river
Flood-proof living: Flood specialists Baca have designed the house to rise with the river
The timber-framed three-bedroom property, due for completion this year, has a reinforced-concrete basement set in a dock made of four poles.
It will serve as a home cinema room for the owners, a professional couple with a young child who fell in love with the picturesque spot in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
 
When the river bursts its banks – an event expected once in every  20 years – the water pressure will unlock the home from the dock and allow it to float up to the water level.
The house, has been designed by the London-based architects Baca, flood specialists who have worked on projects in New Orleans and Holland

 

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