Many Countries,

have housing developments,

in areas that are prone to flooding, various remedies have been tried but none have been truly successful, until now, behold the floating home, the house is connected to a number of thick iron rods sticking out of the ground with thick cables that ensure it stays in place as the water floods past. When the waters recede, the floating house comes back down in its original position, the bottom part of the house is waterproof, meaning that when the water reaches a certain level the house does actually float,

 the house features special vents that close up in the event of flooding, and the plumbing also has special valves that prevent water from getting into the home. Electrical equipment like air conditioning is positioned on the upper half of the building to ensure that water doesn’t reach it,

according to engineers at Ichijo Komuten, most homes flood when water reaches the window level, but because their flood-resistant house can float up to five meters above ground, water is unlikely to reach the windows and everything else is sealed shut,

Ichijo Komuten is one of Japan’s largest housing developers and prides itself on setting three Guinness records in the last two years, including one for the largest factory of prefabricated housing materials and one for the most successful custom home company, one can only hope that building companies at least have a look at a 'floating house' concept if they insist on building homes in flood plains, what a neat idea.