Water and flooding

Written By Alexander Hill

Flooding is a growing concern in several areas, and with the backdrop of a changing climate, it will likely increase. When designing, several things need to be considered on a site that has been highlighted as subject to flooding in a one in one hundred year storm. Firstly, where are the floodwaters coming from?

What building can be built on the site?

What have the neighbours done?

Are there other risks to building in that area?

Discovering these answers will lead to what should be built on the site. Some challenges may be too significant, or some sites may not be feasible to build commercially. Others may require a slight modification to the brief. The key is to pull back to get as big a picture as possible, make considered decisions and take it one step at a time.

Alexander Hill

Awarded the Architects Board of South Australia Prize in 2001, Alexander is a registered architect, former builder and author of Find Your Way Home.

After beginning his architectural career in Melbourne in 2002, he later gained his builder's licence to better understand how design decisions translate into cost and construction.

Through Three Hat Buildings, he now helps people understand the consequences of their building decisions before they become expensive to change.

https://www.threehatbuildings.com.au/
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