it is all about flood resilient project in pakistan, flood resilient house case studies nationally and internationallly.

1. PROJECT CASE STUDIES
Presented by, Aiman Malik, Mahnoor Fatima, Faiqa
Abbas, Syed Faiz Jillani, Abdullah Ashfaq, Aliza Malik

2. SLECTION CRITERIA OF PROJECT CASE STUDIES
• Flood affected area
• Developing area
• Climate similarity
• House

3. International
Case Study

4. The Float House,
New Orleans
Architect: Morphosis Architects in collaboration with UCLA graduates
Location: New Orleans​
House Type: Amphibious
Year of completion: 2009
Climate: Humid Subtropical
Water Type: Salt water
Area: 990 sqft
Near Mississippi River

5. LOCATION: Near Mississippi River

6. About The Float
House:
(First floating house
permitted in the United
States.)
• An ecofriendly amphibious
housing in the new Orleans.
• Is wholly integrated with the
natural environment.
• Respectful of the
Orleans vernacular
architecture.
• Enriched with sustainable
technologies.

7. Float House
under
Construction

8. Principle interior spaces:
• Master Bedroom
• Master Bathroom
• Bedroom
• Bathroom
• Kitchen
• Living Room
• Gallery
Principle Exterior spaces:
• Front Deck
• Optional side Terrace

9. Initial Plan

10. Plan

11. Elevation

12. Initial 3D
Drawings

13. Final 3D Drawings

14. Materials
Material of interest: Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Application: Pre-Fabricated panels covered in Glass
Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Other Materials: Concrete, Glazing, Polystyrene Foam
Properties of material: Light weight material to be
easily shipped and assembled on site at a low cost.

15. Design Features
• The chassis of the house is the primary element around which the
rest of the house is assembled.
• The design of the house’s base is inspired by GM’s skateboard
chassis, which is engineered to support several car body types.
• The pre-fabricated unit is shipped as a whole to the site with all
required wall anchors, rough-ins, electrical and mechanical
routing preinstalled.
• The unit is placed on site atop four stabilizing concrete pads which
act as the anchors for the house during flood.
• It can rise vertically on two guideposts, securely up to 12 feet as
water levels rise.
• Vertical guidance posts are anchored to the ground by two concrete
pile caps each with six 45-foot deep piles.
• House rises straight upward along the guideposts and does not
move laterally, away from the site.

16. Model

17. Other Features
•Solar Power Generation:
o The roof supports solar panels
 Rainwater Harvesting:
o The sloped concave roof collects rainwater
o Funnels it to cisterns housed in the chassis
o It is then filtered and stored for daily use.​
•Efficient Systems:
o Including low-flow plumbing fixtures
o low-energy appliances
o high performance windows
o highly insulated SIPs (Structural Insulated Panel) walls and
roof
o High-grade energy efficient kitchen, appliances and fixtures.​
•Geothermal Heating and Cooling:
o A geothermal mechanical system heats and cools the air via a
ground source heat pump, which naturally conditions the
air.

18. Water Usage

19. Strength Weakness
• It can sustain its own water and
power needs
• Solar panels; net-zero annual
energy consumption.
• It can be manufactured cheaply
• Minimum resource consumption
• Efficient appliances (no
replacement)
• Flexible sewer and gas pipes
• It will rise only while flooding
• Lightweight materials used
which help in floating
• It is not self-propelled.
o Solution: An outboard motor
should be attached with the
house.

20. MICHAEL BAKER
BOATHOUSE

21. RECREATION & TRAINING WORCESTER, UK
Architect: Associated Architect
Area: 772 sqft
Year: 2012
Near River severn

22. SATELLITE VIEW

23. • Rebuilding of Boathouse
• Proposed to create a striking modern building
• 60% extension of the building
• Internally and externally made up of fair-faced
brickwork
• Double-length brick wall
• Upper ceiling made up of stainless steel
• Sustainability
• Solar electric and hot water roof panels
• Lower level is for storage of rowing boats and
sculls
• Upper level is for training and teaching of
fitness
• Cantilevered prow

24. • Plantation timber
• Bamboo for flooring
• Plywood for ceilings
• Fiber sheeting elements
• Corrugated metal
Material

25. PLAN AND ELEVATIONS

26. ISOMERIC VIEWS

27. DURING FLOOD

28. • The biggest problem for MMB was the heavy
flooding in the area that had damaged the
previous building.
• The solution of allowing the water into the
space and using high tech flood doors was a
creative way to work around the problem. Even
if the site is less of a flood risk, the system of
the building can be potentially used that is on
the water.
• The extended level is used in a proper way.
• Roof gardening in the balcony
STRENGTH
WEAKNESS
• No supply of heating system during winters.
• The door for the entrance of the storage should
not be placed at the front.
• The fair-faced brickwork is not waterproof, the
outside wall should be coated with some special
sealants.

29. LIME AND MORTAR
COATINGS

30. Earthbag houses in
Parao, Pakistan
Introduction :
Parova is a town located
about 30 km from Dera
Ismial Khan in the province
of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

31. SATELLITE VIEW

32. Design features :
• The design is based on a badminton court layout.
• Two 12' x 12' rooms in each house.
• The ground has to be dug to 2 feet and leveled back to have a flat
surface otherwise the sandbag walls will tilt.
• The raw materials are sand (soil), jute bags, iron barbed wire.
• One house requires between 600 to 800 sand bags.
The team had the project to make 100 sand bag homes.
Precautions :
A displacement of a single cm would destroy the whole alignment so excavators,
tractor trolleys and compaction equipment is involved to have the thing done.

33. Another flood-resistant earthbag house

34. Design
features :
• The size of the structure is 20 feet by 12 feet.
• Presence of a buttress on the back wall.
• For the roof ,bamboo and iron girders are used.
• The height of the house reaches approximately
9.2feet.
• A single slanting roof i.e. the back wall is 9.2 feet
the front wall is 8.5 feet and the pillars for the
veranda are 8 feet.
• A veranda and the pillars of the veranda have been
erected by using earth bags.
• This house took 17 days to build.
• Mud plastering was used.

35. Construction details

37. Analysis
Strength
• The earthbag houses are waterproof and fireproof.
• They provide insulation to the house and keeps
temperatures moderate.
• Resistant to natural disasters.
• Easily available and local materials are used.
• Simple and straightforward design.
Weakness
• Earthbag houses will not seal out water completely.
• Earthbags deteriorate when exposed for several months
to continued wetting and drying.
• If bags are placed too early, they may not be effective
when needed.
• Sandbags are basically for low-flow protection (up to two
feet). Protection from high flow requires a permanent
type of structure.
• In case of constant flooding , water will eventually seep
through the bags and finer materials like clay may leak
out.
• Tiny displacement of bags during construction affects the
whole structure.
• Labor-intensive construction techniques are used.
• Walls are heavy and dense. Better to have different
interior walls
• Earthbag walls do not allow easy plumbing and
electricity.
• Region-specific

38. Flood Resilient House
Ar.Yasmeen Lari

44. Ar.Yaseem Lari's
Motto
3 Zeros
Zero Cost
Zero Carbon
Zero Waste

45. Material:
1:Bamboo 2:Steel 3:Handwoven reed mats 4:Lime

46. Strengths
• Low Tech
• Traditional Techniques
• Local and Sustainable material
• The lime decarbonates throughout its lifetime
• Bamboo emit zero carbon
• Aquifer trenches and wells
• Using excavated earth for making protective
low walls
Weakness
• Susceptible to Deterioration of Bamboo
• Lime setting time
• Lack of skills
• Community toilet
SWOT Analysis

47. Opportunities
• Revival of Traditional Techniques
• Reduces the global warming
Threats
•threat that isolation happens,
whereby the concrete isolates
from the lime as the mortar dries
and solidifies.
SWOT Analysis

48. Targeted Case Studies

49. Targeted Case Study
Aliza Malik
ARCH-20-03

50. Amphibious House
Buckinghamshire
Location:
• Buckinghamshire, UK
Status:
• Completed
Scale:
• 3-bedroom house, 225sqm
Constraints:
• Flood zone 3
• conservation area
• no UK planning precedent

58. Flood Resilient Homes
Holloway
• Location:
Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK
• Status:
Construction complete
• Scale:
11 residences, 22,000sqft
• Constraints:
Flood zones 1,2 & 3

64. TARGETED CASE STUDIES
BY FAIQA ABBAS

65. NORTHERN RIVER BEACH
HOUSE
ARCHITECT: Refesh designs
YEAR: 2014
LOCATION: South Golden Beach, Australia

66. *A cantilivered structure with
bothe ends overhanging and
counterbalancing eachother.
*A small budget, natural
ventilated and a psssive design.
*Well-connected to nature
STRUCTURE

67. MATERIALS
*Traditional material of
corrugated metal, fibre cement
and timber elements
*Major structural element is
steel and secondary is steel

68. BRIEF FROM ELEVATION

69. STUDIO PEEK ANCONA
Pre-fabricated metal moment
frame, supported on a hybrid
concrete and steel columns
30 % less materials
Easy construction, transportation
and installation

70. Upper level is also connected from stairs at the from

71. MICHEAL BAKER BOATHOUSE
Internally and externally made
up of fair-faced brickwork.
New building made has double-
length bricks.

72. Cantilevered from on end
lower level is used for the storage of boats and sculls
upper level is used as a house

73. Targeted Case Study
Mahnoor Fatima

74. Flood resilient bamboo house
SEEDS
•

75. Conclusions :
• Deeper bamboo footings encased in concrete and stilt bamboo
columns waterproofed with a rubberized coating.
• Introduction of cross-bracings with rattan and bamboo dowels .
• using local materials and skills
• Multipurpose .
• supporting the lifestyle of the local community.
• the stilts are high enough to allow day-to-day activities .
Location:
Assam , India

77. Casa Anfibia

78. Conclusions :
• plastic barrels for buoyancy
• Bamboo is used to construct the house itself.
Location:
Malacatoya

79. Flood house
f9 productions

81. Location :
Fargo , USA
Conclusions :
• Elevated house design
• Water is collected in cases of infrastructure failure though a low
sloped roof that drains towards a cistern located at the rear of the
home.
• Solar Panels lines the roof .
• Sand bagging near entrance.
• Safe boat access off of the sun deck allows for the delivery of fresh
supplies an permits emergency rescue entrance.

82. Metamorphous
Paul Sangha Landscape Architect

83. Location :
Canada
Conclusions :
• They act as barrier against flood and prevent foreshore erosion .
• Using Corten steel created the look of natural stones which are
aesthetically pleasing
• Facilitates the creation of the habitat for flora and fauna.

84. Jellyfish barge
studiomobile

86. Conclusions :
• Recycled plastic drums for floating.
• Solar distillation plant for obtaining clean water.
• In case of flood , the module can be used to provide food and store
water .
• By joining different modules , it can become areas for social
gathering.
Location:
Florence

87. Targeted Case Studies
By Aiman Malik

88. Cu park Bangkok
Chulalongkorn University

89. • The park includes a constructed wetland. Water running through the wetlands
comes from green roof rain tank overflow, and from runoff from the main park lawn.
• Rain garden.​
• Retention ponds to collect extra water.​
• Green roof which catches the runoff water.​
• Storage tanks throughout the park ensures each drop is utilized.
Conclusions

91. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

92. Conclusions:
• Double-functions as a dam.​
• A small pond is created between
its two halves which acts as a dam.​
• Excess rainfall collects in these
mini dams to mitigate the risk
of flooding.
• These semi-natural ponds
protect the museum,
provide dramatic vistas to galleries.

93. Flood Resilient Home By Baca Architects

94. Conclusions:
• Wood chips are used for mulching around the house.
• The dwelling is made from four interlocking gabled volumes
which define four different areas of the house.
• Elevated slightly above the site.
• This arrangement is intended to allow water to flow below
the property without causing damage.

95. Forest House,
Thailand, by
Shma
Company

97. • Designed to fit the largest amount
of foliage into a small urban plot,
• Multiple green roofs
• Urban greening can helps to
manage and retain stormwater, and
create a local cooling effect by
lowering the surface temperature of
a building.
Conclusions

98. Arkup 75 by
Waterstudio.NL

99. • Rooftop solar panels produces its own electricity.​
• Built-in rainwater harvesting system; collects and
filters rainwater for daily use.
Conclusions

100. Vietnam's flood-proof bamboo houses

101. • Bamboo is used to construct
the houses (local material).
• The corners of the roofs lift
up like triangular shutters, to
help get the air flowing inside
• Oil drums are set into the
base of each building,
providing buoyancy.
Conclusions

102. THE FLOAT
HOUSE
Morphosis Architects

103. LOCATION
1638 Tennessee St, New Orleans, LA 70117, USA Project

105. INTERIOR

106. LAYOUTPANELS

107. CONCLUSION
• A high-performance house that generates and sustains its own
water and power needs
• Solar Power Generation
• Rainwater Collection
• Geothermal Heating and Cooling
• All in all it’s a Morphosis Architects best proofing low cost efficient
Float House Morphosis Architects

108. The Vietnam
House
Nha4 Architects

109. LOCATION
Thái Hòa –a town in Vietnam's Nghệ An Province where annual flood levels can
reach up to 150 centimetres.

110. Day And NightView

113. CONCLUSION
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Bedrooms, A Bathroom And A
PrayerRoom When Waters
Rise.

114. NRC Pavilion
Buoyant Foundation Project (BFP)

115. LOCATION
WATERLOO, ONTARIO: NRC PAVILION, WATERLOO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE,
CAMBRIDGE

117. Amphibiousaswell

118. CONCLUSION
• Wood structure supported by cylinder floatsbeneath it
• Amphibiousas well
• Suitable forallenvironments
• Cost efficient