Needed: Examples of flood proof / flood resistant buildings

linea

Hi all

New job, new assignment. I am researching a trip to the Netherlands to look at flood proof and flood resistant architecture. Ideally buildings that accept that water is part of the environment and work with it, not against it. All suggestions welcome. Even if you aren't in the Netherlands, if there are good examples you know of elsewhere I would be very interested.

Thanks

Jon

Gaieus

Hi Jon,

My country is rather floody (in fact, believe it or not, there are more extensive dam systems than in the Netherlands due to it lying in a basin which collects all the surrounding waters but lets them out in a single river).

The only "real" solution here so far (beside NOT building in flood areas - i.e. on hills only) is that you build your house on pillars higher than the top of the dam.

Now of course most people use that space under the house (so mostly the "walls" are built in) but in case of necessity, things can be moved upstairs and (probably) water isolation prevents the water from soaking higher than the "bottom of the real building" above.

watkins

Dear Jon,

Would this be of interest?

301 Moved Permanently

(www.bris.ac.uk)

Regards,
Bob

Bep

Or this?

301 Moved

(images.google.nl)

Bep van Malde

linea

Thanks Bep, Bob and Csaba,

All very good info

Please keep them coming!

Bep

http://images.google.nl/images?hl=nl&lr=&safe=off&rlz=1G1GGLQ_NLNL250&um=1&sa=1&q=paalwoning+water&btnG=Afbeeldingen+zoeken&aq=f&oq=
http://images.google.nl/images?hl=nl&lr=&safe=off&rlz=1G1GGLQ_NLNL250&um=1&sa=1&q=woonboten&btnG=Afbeeldingen+zoeken&aq=f&oq=
http://www.waterbestendigbouwen.nl/index.htm

Bep

Daniel

The vernacular architecture of southern Louisiana and Mississippi are built up off the ground, frequently with substantial masonry pillars supporting a classical porch above. Sometimes the space below is used for a garage or other minor uses. This seems to be the universal design solution for flood prone areas, until modern man decided technology can conquer nature.