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Brad Pitt's Make It Right Unveils Floating House

Author or Source:Naturally SavvyFriday, 09 October 2009
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The Float House will rise with waters should New Orleans be flooded in a future hurricane. Photo: Courtesy of Morphosis Architects. New Orleans, flood, hurricane, float house, make it right, brad pitt, lower ninth ward, lower 9th ward, floating, house, eco-friendly, green, photoIt's like you're Noah and your house is an arc where people can take refuge from flood waters. Sound crazy? Think again.

Brad Pitt's Make it Right Foundation unveiled the first Float House on Wednesday. The home, designed by Morphosis Architects, basically turns into a giant raft in the event of flooding, rising up on guide posts that keep it from floating away. To say that this design floats my boat is an understatement; but there is one thing about it that my eco-heart can't love: The chassis that allows it to float has a polystyrene core.

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