UK's first amphibious house becomes a "free-floating pontoon”
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The modern amphibious home will be set just 10 meters (32.8 ft) from the river's edge
The glazed south facing facade offers panoramic views towards the river that also overlooks a well designed riverside garden
The residential home designed by Baca Architects is an architectural feat that overcomes the threat of flooding by becoming a "free-floating pontoon" during a flood situation
During a flood situation the entire building is designed to rise up in its dock and float there, remaining buoyed by the flood waters
Acting as a natural warning system, the garden, with terraces set at different levels, would flood incrementally
The LifE project represents a paradigm shift in thinking by allowing water onto sites in a controlled and predetermined manner
Careful site planning may allow space for water to be accommodated on site
In the future Coutts foresees that large communities will be holistically planned to be better prepared for flooding and climate change
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"In an extreme flood, a 1 in 100 year event, the house can rise over 2.5 meters [8.2 feet]," Richard Coutts, told Gizmag
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For the first time in the UK an “amphibious” home has been granted full planning permission and is set to be built on the banks of the River Thames in Buckinghamshire. The residential home designed by Baca Architects is an architectural feat that overcomes the threat of flooding by becoming a “free-floating pontoon” during a flood situation. “In an extreme flood, a 1 in 100 year event, the house can rise over 2.5 meters [8.2 feet],” Richard Coutts, director of Baca Architects told Gizmag.
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