Incredible Floatable

Solution d'urgence en cas de crue de la Seine, 2013

Tous les réseaux tels qu'on les connait, ne fonctionnent plus

One hundred years ago, Paris was under 28 feet of water in a flood that lasted 45 days. Today, Paris is getting ready to face again the rise of the Seine.

Incredible Floatable is a resilient proposal for cities facing a potential risk of flooding. The aim is to build a sustainable human network and a self-sufficient community where technology and municipal services are expected to fail.Incredible Floatables are autonomous floating rooms providing practical services before, during and after the long-lasting environmental crisis.

They are base stations to be strategically distributed in urban areas.Incredible Floatables make possible a community based strategy for resilience. They encourage collaborative initiatives and build a preliminary network of aware and committed neighbors PRIOR to the crisis.

Incredible Floatable is an iconic structure seen and used by all citizens to stimulate a self-sufficient way of living and a comprehensive approach to risk

“Seventy-two hours before the Seine would start to overflow electrical transformers will be shut down. Families will have no water heat or power and no access to food and other supplies. Subways, train stations, bridges and highways will be impassable. Damages will be 10 times greater than in 1910. “	The Incredible Flotablescan be used as spacious rooms for art making, music rehearsing, work meetings, special events and any activity requiring space one does not have at home. They are a new urban feature equipped with book and clothing barter spaces.

Ce projet a été réalisé en collectif pour le concours Stormproof organisé par One Prize. Ont participé également Bertilla Martin de Baudinière, Clara de Cuyper, Héloïse Desessement et Anne-Charlotte Astrup.