House, who is not afraid of flooding

Many settlements are located below sea level, in areas prone to such disasters as floods or flash floods. To protect the citizens erected a dam and other facilities gidrostroitelnye able to cope with the forces of nature. But as you know, not a hundred percent of the cases to stop the natural process of enormous power. Many remained in the memory of painful events that occurred not so long ago in the U.S. city of New Orleans. Then the levees failed to stop the flow of water extremely energetic, caused by hurricane "Katrina", as a result, the city was flooded. Chaos, horror, human sacrifice, the enormous destruction ... If it is impossible to fully resist natural disasters, it is necessary to design such constructs residential buildings, which could, at least, remain intact after the disaster and save lives.

The American team of architects Morphosis, in collaboration with the graduates of the University of California, has developed a floating house for charity actor Brad Pitt (Brad Pitt) "Make It Right" in New Orleans.

The idea of ??American architects is that home construction was carried out on an original chassis, foam, reinforced concrete clad in a shirt and fiberglass. This design is light, durable, able to withstand the corrosive processes.

To be people in the building during a disaster, of course, is impossible, but after the water has drained, the hosts will not be left homeless. The floating house is made in one copy, but it's worth noting that the construction of houses in this manner would be incredibly helpful for dozens of settlements located in areas prone to flooding. Floating house going on the technology of prefabricated buildings, with a durable material having a low specific weight. In connection with the original developers of the project in detail thought out arrangement of network engineering, electrical and other utilities.
In principle, this idea is not new. In many developing regions of the dangerous designs of the houses on stilts, some distance from the earth. But attachment to the ground hard, and if the water rises above the average, there is destruction of buildings.