5. It is elevated on slim
Galvanised steel stilts that
are fixed onto concrete
piles, negating the need
for a concrete slab and
creating the illusion that
the house "hovers in the
landscape".
ELEVATED
HOUSE:
16. Introduction
Floods are a big hazard for
our country and Yasmeen
Lari, a female architect,
made houses that are flood
resilient by using bamboo
structures.
17. Good thing about these houses
is that every one can build
these houses irrespective of
learning specific artisan skills
however they made 100
houses in just 6 days.
29. WATER STORAGE:
CRYSTAL BRIDGES
MUSEUM, US.
• The building form
creates two
ponds.
• Excess rainfall
collects in these
mini dams.
• Stored water
serves the
building.
43. ELEVATED HOUSE
Elevated house is a
prefabricated metal unit set
on a set on a pair of
concrete and steel columns
in a rebar- reinforced
foundation
45. FRONT VIEW
It is surrounded by a lot of trees and plants to
avoid the flood level
It consists of a rain water tanks to emergency
use
solar power used to heat the water in tanks