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Amphibious House
Global climate change is triggering ever-harsher floods and natural disasters. About 200 million people worldwide live in high-risk coastal flooding zones, how can we as architects propose a sustainable way of living that adapts to the uncertainty? This project proposed an ongoing development that reacts to floods and ensures the new buildings adapt to the extreme floods, support people recovering from the disaster, and reduce the impact from the future. This ongoing development enables clients to make their decision on the recovery speed of their home according to their needs of urgent, and slowly rebuild their home and community.
Understanding the Structural System of the Amphibious House
The primary structural system of the project is separated into two sections. The housing unit and the base frame underneath help lift the house during flood events. The house’s structural system will be timber, using prefabricated LVL frame walls and trusses and the base will be using steel frame.
Other Drawings of Amphibious House
Site Contact shows how does the Amphibious house work during flood event, more technical drawings showing what's the interior experience will be.
Edward Chan, Amphibious House
Edward Chan, Understanding the Structural System of the Amphibious House
In the spirit of reconciliation Monash University acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
