We live in an uncertain world where natural calamities like earthquakes cause more havoc than they did before. The staggering magnitudes of the the earthquakes which recently struck Indonesia and Samoa Islands give us another painful reminder of this. The physical loss amounts to millions and no price tag can be attached to the emotional stress that comes with it. While nothing can be done to prevent such calamities, there are certain measures that can be taken to minimize the damage. See below some novel concepts that designers have come up with that could help us in the future.
HHF architects designed this earthquake resistant house in China and it featured in ‘Ordos 100’. This house has every floor slab supported separately by a concrete core and an outside wall. The concrete stairway walls double up as supporting walls making the house earthquake proof!
