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London (CNN)<\/strong>\u00a0— Building a home with a floor beneath the ground on a plot next to a flood-prone river might seem like a recipe for disaster. But not when it’s designed to float.\u00a0The “amphibious house” was recently granted planning permission for construction on an island on the River Thames in Marlow — a small town 35 miles west of London.\u00a0The upper part of the house is constructed from lightweight timber, according to its creators\u00a0Baca Architects<\/a>, while a concrete basement level sits inside a “wet dock” consisting of a base slab and four retaining walls.<\/p>\n

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Amphibious design is one of a host of solutions that can enable residents to live safely and to adapt to the challenges of climate change
\nRichard Coutts, Baca Architects<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Should the worst happen the house turns into a “free-floating pontoon” with vertical guideposts running up the building’s exterior preventing it from drifting off downstream.\u00a0Sea level rise: Impacts and mitigation measures<\/a>\u00a0A terraced garden will also surround the property encouraging incremental flooding while also helping manage run-off when water levels start to subside.\u00a0Richard Coutts, director of Baca Architects said in a statement: “From the outset, we sought the expert advice of the (UK) Environment Agency to determine the most appropriate construction model to mitigate flood risk on the site and provide a safe dwelling, sympathetic to its setting and fit for the challenges of the 21st century.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“Amphibious design is one of a host of solutions that can enable residents to live safely and to adapt to the challenges of climate change,” he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When it’s dry season.\"\"And when it’s cold season.\"\"<\/a>
\nAmazing right? Well, it’s not a new concept as the Netherlands housing development has been trying this method all these while as a country below the sea level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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