BARTLETT LIVING LABORATORY
Oliver Parkinson, Year 3 ‘Hydro Hydraulic Habitation’A mixed-use high density housing scheme built on the anticipation of future flood risk to our built environment. The scheme embraces rather than barricades against water, utilizing the redundant canal network as a future asset. The narrow high-rise typology floats on a series of pontoons, all of which are constructed as modular components. These pieces can be constructed along the canal systems as far as Birmingham, enabling the scheme to ...
BARTLETT LIVING LABORATORY
Oliver Parkinson, Year 3 ‘Hydro Hydraulic Habitation’A mixed-use high density housing scheme built on the anticipation of future flood risk to our built environment. The scheme embraces rather than barricades against water, utilizing the redundant canal network as a future asset. The narrow high-rise typology floats on a series of pontoons, all of which are constructed as modular components. These pieces can be constructed along the canal systems as far as Birmingham, enabling the scheme to ...