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Amphibious PrototypeAcademic research partnership with the National ResearchCouncil of Canada & Buoyant Foundation ProjectDesign Collaboration w. Mitchell Martyn & other members ofthe Buoyant Foundation Projectcompleted in 2018, Waterloo, OntarioPhotos & drawings courtesy of the Buoyant Foundation Project8
The Buoyant Foundation Project, headed by Dr. Elizabeth English,is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to the developmentof amphibious foundation systems: a low-cost flood risk reductionand climate change adaptation strategy that functions passively byfloating a structure safely on rising flood water and then returning it toits exact original position as flooding subsides. A buoyancy systeminstalled beneath the building displaces water to provide flotation,while a vertical guidance system prevents any lateral movement.I have worked with the Buoyant Foundation Project since 2017 asboth a student and then an undergraduate research assistant. Thisprototype, co-designed by myself and Mitchell Martyn, was built ona stormwater retention pond to research the effects of freeze-thawcycles on buoyant foundations, and thus the viability of amphibiousarchitecture in Canada. In particular, this protoype is intended as aproof-of-concept design to promote this type of construction withvulnerable First Nations communities nationwide.Flashing capRoof deckingDRYFLOODlateral restraintBuoyancy systemHOW AMPHIBIOUS ARCHITECTURE WORKSAmphibious architecture is any buidling that is retrofit or designed to passivelyfloat during flood conditions, then return to the same stationary position whendry. Buoyant foundation systems work best with buidlings that are alreadyelevated above ground and in flood conditions that have fairly low flow rates andwave activity. In addition to this prototype, the Buoyant Foundation Project hassuccessfully amphibiating buidlings in Vietnam and Louisiana, and is currentlyworking on projects in Canada and America.Top of A-frameRailingFloor deckJoists for floor deckBeams tying A-FrameCourtesy of CTV News, KitchenerPROTOTYPE DESIGN & RECOGNITIONThe simple A-Frame design was chosen for its stability, ease of modular assemblyand resistance to wind loading. Though originally designed to accomodatedock floats, the final structure uses hollow barrels to provide buoyancy. Thestormwater retention pond’s small size and shallowness meant we could eschewa vertical gudiance posts, instead providing some lateral stability with tethering.The project has been featured on local CTV News in Kitchener, Ontario as wellas TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin. An academic account of the project waspublished in the proceedings for the International Conference for AmphibiousArchitecture & Engineering held in Warsaw, Poland in October 2019.Bottom of A-FrameDock floats9
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