FLOOD PROOF
Our work speaks for itself.
Hurricane Katrina; 44,000 housing units are scheduled to be condemned or demolished – US Census, 2010
The fallout of this statistic;
1. Toxic waste – landfilling brought to a new scale
2. Accelerated resource extraction (including deforestation) for new housing
3. Personal tragedies
Imagine if our buildings were resilient to flooding.
Residents of an area are warned to prepare for flooding.
The owner’s belongings move to the second floor.
The SIREWALLS get wet.
The flood recedes.
SIREWALLs dry out.
Belongings get brought back down.
Life goes on
What will happen to SIREWALL in the event of a flood? Nothing.