The ‘Stump Jump Flood House’
The ‘Stump Jump Flood House’, designed by PHAB Architects, is an experimental housing concept that combines The Queensland House with a floating jetty. It re-imagines the Brisbane City Council...
View ArticleThe Flood Adaptive Queenslander
The Flood Adaptive Queenslander addresses the issue of flood protection with the question, “Why demolish and rebuild, when you can adapt?”. Our proposal suggests building an extension onto and above...
View ArticleThe Flood Response Tower
Brisbane City Council said almost one year’s worth of landfill was picked up during last month’s clean-up – 291,000 tonnes of rubbish… It would seem that many people were unprepared for the flooding in...
View ArticleNEW.FARM
NEW.FARM is a hypothetical scheme for Brisbane’s river suburbs that retrofits a response to the landscape into the existing city fabric. It is a rearrangement more than a re-design, building on the...
View ArticleBuilding Tall
The floods should give us cause to rethink the appropriateness of single storey housing. Two or three storey houses occupy much less site allowing more substantial vegetation, better privacy, outlook...
View ArticleSplit-level Townhouses
Where flood risks are moderate, an alternative to raising habitable floors a full-storey above ground, is to consider the use of split level sections. Where living, bedroom and bathroom levels are only...
View ArticleLiftable Buildings
It is proposed that new buildings located on flood-able areas are to be constructed as light weight structures and are able to be lifted to safe elevation levels as water rise beneath them. The...
View ArticlePrefab Queenslander
House Layout and Description About 60% of the ground floor area is open but at the same time secure. The screening, both metal and timber, allows for potential flood water to pass through with relative...
View ArticleAmphibious Buildings
It is proposed that new buildings located in flood prone areas are to be constructed as light weight structures able to float as water rises beneath them. The building will be placed on telescopic...
View ArticleThe Annex
The Annex is a lightweight beach house that was designed as a weekender for a city based family. The site is 100 m from the beach and faces west over a tea tree coloured creek. The local council...
View ArticleFloatable House
The ‘Floatable House’, designed by Matrix Design & Planning, is a conceptual proposal combining the house with a floating system. The floating system comprises three key components. 1.Movable...
View ArticleFlood Link – Rashan, Travis, Nathan & Dave
An idea ‘outside the box’, capturing the imagination of young architect’s minds and combining it with the Brisbane flood crisis to create a better environment for the victims. This design proposes an...
View ArticlePower Pod
Proposed is an idea which can be easily and quickly integrated into a site affected by natural disaster. The pods consist of a hexagonal sturdy base with soft non slip foam on top, three...
View ArticleMulti-Purpose Gazebo
This is no ordinary Gazebo. Ninety-nine percent of the time it will simply act as a fully equipped outdoor entertaining area, but when a flood hits it is ready for action. The Multi-Purpose Gazebo will...
View ArticleSolar Tower Project
I am constructing a house that I designed to cope with flooding among other things. My main structural concerns were wind, flooding, and soil instability and movement, followed by fire and termite...
View ArticleIDEA FOR NEW WATERFRONT RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS
Brisbane River is the major element which has shaped Brisbane city. All the residential blocks, including houses and units with the river view, have always been the most desirable living places in this...
View ArticleProtective Verandahs
Install a buoyant platform the surrounds the house. During flood events the platform will float exposing a protective membrane which will stop flood water damaging the house. Design and image by Daniel...
View ArticleHigh Set House (Flood Plain Housing)
Install hydraulic struts to lift the house from resting level during flood events. Inbuilt winch systems to lift valuable items off ground. Design and image by Daniel Smith.
View ArticleEmpty Shell
During flood events the houses become an empty shell. The shell is made of strong, resistant materials to withstand the flood waters. After the water has evaporated the shell can be hosed out and the...
View ArticleProactive management of the River
Rivers flood and urban rivers behave differently to natural waterways. One of the most significant flood causes in most river systems is the reduction in channel capacity caused by development and...
View ArticleFloating house
A dutch company Dura Vermeer has already built houses in Maasbommel along the Maas River that will rise when there is flooding. The foundations are set into the river bank.
View ArticleGrantham Flood House
Cloud Dwellers’ design for the Grantham Flood House won second prize in a competition organised by the Future Housing Taskforce. Our house has been designed with two wings to make it adaptable for a...
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