A photograph from the outside of FLOAT house
When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, not many predicted the magnitude of damage that this natural disaster would cause. Homes were destroyed, people stranded, and New Orleans as a whole was left in shambles. Still today, people are trying to find solutions to make our cities more resistant to disasters like these.
Morphosis Architects, UCLA Professor Thom Mayne, and graduate students from UCLA have worked with the Make it Right Foundation to built what they call “The FLOAT House.” By situating the foundation of the home on a chassis that functions like a raft, this structure is capable of rising as high as 12 feet when a major flood occurs. Designed to generate its own electricity through solar and to collect its own water, the FLOAT House is also a “green” model. This awesome innovation is a step forward in green design and disaster planning!
More Information:
Time lapse video The FLOAT House being constructed
Project description from the Morphosis Architects website
Make it Right NOLA Webpage
