Revealed: the first ever amphibious house
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BACA Architects' amphibious house - normal position
Waterworld-specialists BACA Architects have cornered the market in the floating future - and have come up with yet another ingenious scheme
The latest innovation from the ‘rising’ (damp-free) stars is the UK’s first amphibious house. Unlike other proposals for homes that bob merrily on canals, rivers or the sea, this 225m2 pitched-roof groundbreaker actually rests on fixed foundations inland (on an inundation-prone plot next to the Thames at Marlow).
Whenever a flood occurs, the entire building rises up in its dock and floats there, buoyed by the water beneath. A cat-fish flap is not included.
BACA Architects’ amphibious house - flood section
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Richard Coutts | 5-Sep-2012 11:35 pm
Baca Architects will be hosting a free seminar on Thurs 20th September at 6.30pm at White Post Lane to provide an update on the UK's first amphibious house. A panel of experts will debate the growing demand for AQUATECTURE and discuss live projects. For an invite pls contact Roger Ashman (rashman@baca.uk.com). Places are limited. Beer will be provided.
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