Friday, January 12, 2018

Dubai's new self-sufficient floating villas can withstand rising seas

Millions of people will be displaced by rising sea levels, but for a lucky few, these floating homes will help them weather the storm. Waterstudio designed a community of 33 villas to float on top of the water so that they won't be inundated by sea rise. Construction of the community - dubbed Amillarah - starts this month with developer Dutch Docklands off the coast of Dubai. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw5ikX5xILM Sea levels could rise 3 feet by 2100, which could flood a good portion...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/dubais-new-self-sufficient-floating-villas-can-withstand-rising-seas
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