Re-start House
The 1953 North Sea Flood resulted in the loss of thousands of houses and farms. Other countries donated building kits for wooden houses to provide people with a new home. But what would those houses look like today?
The gift houses played a significant role in the period after the flood. Starting at the end of 1953, these wooden houses arrived in the Netherlands from Scandinavia and Austria. They were then assembled here for people who had lost their homes.
The risk of flooding is increasing today. Climate change and rising sea levels play a major role in this. Might we soon need wooden gift houses again that can be quickly assembled?
Last academic year, 9 students from the Faculty of Architecture at TU Delft enthusiastically worked on the 'Re-start House Design Studio' by the Formstudies group. They designed 'modern' gift houses. These houses are self-sufficient, sustainable, and can be used flexibly.
You can see the models and designs of the modern gift houses in 'Re-start House'.
Dit project is een samenwerking tussen de TU Delft, de stichting Dorp, Stad en Land en het Watersnoodmuseum.
