Most of the wetlands around the area have already fallen victim to encroachment and landīŦlling. Here is an idea of how to accommodate people without land īŦlling, by attempting a īŦoating structure. However, the adaptability of this idea is culturally difīŦcult, as people may not agree to living in a īŦoating community. To approach that problem this project attempts to orient them towards water through incorporating all other aspects of living, like livestock, small hatchery, bazar, cafes and vegetable production. Structures made with bamboo and īŦoated by banana plants and hyacinth can move around and anchor as necessary. This is a transitional, tertiary community in the middle of urban and rural.
âThe house is the most intimate part of architecture. Itâs where we hide, where we īŦnally have a refuge.â - Alberto Kalach at Bengal Architecture Symposium âNow/Nextâ
February Session 2016 | 06-07 | Tropical Topics
âFloating Communityâ Submitted by: Farhana Nizam Chowdhury, Mansura Perveen, Tahsin Hyder at the studio of Soumitro Ghosh