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DELTA CITY OF THE FUTURE COMPETITION , ROTTERDAM

GRID-CITY VS. NATURAL SYSTEM

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN

SI MIS

SSI

PPI

SHORT TERM = SINGLE-LINE DEFENSE SYSTEM

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN

MULTIPLE-LINE LEVEES CANAL NETWORK

WETLANDS
SI MIS SSI PPI

ELEVATED/AMPHIBIOUS HOUSING

LONG TERM = MULTIPLE-LINE/LAYER DEFENSE SYSTEM

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN

SAFE SHELTERS

SI MIS

SSI

PPI

ZONES FOR VERTICAL EVACUATION

MVRDV

TIGER DAM

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN

SI MIS

SSI

PPI

ZONES FOR VERTICAL EVACUATION

MULTI-LINE DEFENSE SYSTEM

DONJON = LAST RESORT

SUPERDOME = LAST RESORT

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

SUBSTRUCTURE = WATERPROOF PUBLIC BUILDING (police station, school, hospital, sports hall, community centre, etc.)

DELTA HUB = MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SAFE SHELTER

SUPERSTRUCTURE = ADDITIONAL PROGRAM

SUBSTRUCTURE = WATERPROOF PUBLIC BUILDING (police station, school, hospital, sports hall, community centre, etc.)

DELTA HUB = MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SAFE SHELTER

FLEXIBLE SECTION OF DELTA HUB

=FLOORS /

=VOLUMES /

FLEXIBLE SECTION OF DELTA HUB

CLUSTERING DELTA HUB = ENLARGING EVACUATION CAPACITY

CLUSTERING DELTA HUB = ENLARGING FUNCTIONALITY

URBAN DAILY LIFE

THREATH OF FLOODING = LOCKS CLOSE

FLOODING EVENT

LOCKS IN OPERATION

SQUARES SERVE AS SAFE HAVEN FOR BOATS

SQUARES SERVE AS REFUGEE CAMP

SQUARES SERVE FOR FOOD PRODUCTION

SHORT TERM EVACUATION PLAN

LONG TERM EVACUATION PLAN