![]() ![]() Read the full article on the website of New York Daily News. Recently realized new district Waterbuurt West in Amsterdam with 55 floating houses. He made images of floating houses built in Amsterdam near Battery Park to demonstrate how the concept might work locally. "Floating communities in Amsterdam activate the waterfront with prime location apartments that have the most amazing views in the city while they remain safe from flooding," Cornelissen continues. Goodwill of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey has established a special relief fund and is collecting donations to assist victims of Hurricane Sandy. The amphibious house is more a new type of construction than a new type of house." New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a Lower Manhattan Resiliency Plan in 2019, which would construct flood barriers around Lower Manhattan and possibly. "When the area floods, the amphibious house floats on the water, held in place by guides, and continues to function thanks to the flexible utilities. This is a platform for solutions."Īccording to Conelissen, an amphibious house acts like any other typical house, except in times of flooding. The organization reaches out to combine the knowledge and production capabilities of companies in the US and the Netherlands, including ABC Arkenbouw, consultancy firm Arcadis, construction firm Dura Vermeer,Ĭity architect Haiko Cornelissen: "The ideas are here for New York, but the themes also can help in New Orleans, Florida and the West Coast such as Seattle and San Francisco. Concourse West remained inundated the day after Superstorm Sandy and was impassable as a result. They promised improved weather forecasting, especially of storm surges. New York-based architect Haiko Cornelissen who grew up below sea level in Amsterdam, suggests innovative concepts proven in the Netherlands, like amphibious houses and anti-flood systems around bridges.Īcting fast after Sandy, Cornelissen has set up the website for the organization of volunteering professionals that help to develop Dutch flood-proof housing solutions for the storm-damaged areas in the US. Greater Bay Shore NY Rising Community Reconstruction Plan. The US government approved US60.3 billion in aid. In the article city architects and officals reflect on the question how to protect New York from another storm of Sandy's magnitude. New Jersey Senate in an article on the website of New York Daily News on November 15th. The worst thing to do is to have this experience and not learn from it", says Stephen M. "We just can’t rebuild it the way it was. ![]()
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