The Blue Drempel

Since our scheme on the Isle of Man has gone public, we’ve received a few requests about the flood-resilient planning theory that informedthe designs. Enclosed is an abstract of ‘The Blue Drempel’ or blue thresholds, which was first presented at the Architectural School in Warsaw, Poland, aspart of the international symposium on amphibious architecture. This thesis sought to explore how amphibious houses might work in larger numbers alongsideother resilient archetypes, as part of a landscape-led masterplan that makesspace for water.

Credits: Richard Coutts, Matthew Sharman-Hayles, and John Napier.

Designs also include concept plans developed incollaboration with our friends at Waterstudio in the Netherlands.

Further publications include "Aquatecture: Buildings and Cities Designed to Live and Work with Water" by Robert Barker & Richard Coutts, RIBA Publishing.