Instead of trying to beat back the rising flood, innovative amphibious buildings can adapt to the rising flood. These buildings are ready for whatever Mother Nature might throw at them-even 10-foot floodwaters. Let's take a look at just two of them.

极具创新的水陆两用建筑可以适应不断上涨的洪水，而不是试图去阻止它。这些建筑可以应对大自然所发生的一切，哪怕是十英尺高的洪水。我们一起来看看其中两种建筑。

The UK's First Amphibious House

英国第一栋水陆两用房

The UK's first amphibious house is located on the Thames River. And the first amphibious building in Britain will be completed soon. Baca Architects designed this home for a couple who wanted to live on a flood-prone island in the Thames River, an island easily attacked by floods. This building is equipped with a terraced landscape. And this terraced landscape acts as an early warning system when the waters are rising. The terraces will be filled with water before the “wet dock” under the house is, and then the home itself will slowly rise to stay above the water.

英国第一栋水陆两用房位于泰晤士河旁，而且这栋房子马上就要竣工了。泰晤士河上的一个岛屿常发生洪水，一对夫妇却想定居于此，巴卡建筑事务所为他们设计了这座房子。房子装上了台阶，当水位不断上升的时候，台阶可以当作一个早期预警系统。台阶将比房子下面的“湿坞”先充满水，然后房子本身会缓慢上升，并保持在水面以上。

Solar Powered Floating School in Nigeria

尼日利亚太阳能浮体学校

Residents of Makoko in Nigeria have been building houses on stilts for generations. People there go from one house to another by canoe. As sea levels are rising, officials threaten to tear down the entire community. If these houses are torn down, 250,000 people will be homeless and have to look for a new place to live. Architects found a solution in floating structures with improved sanitation conditions. The first completed example is a three-story solar-powered school.

尼日利亚的马卡卡居民世世代代都在建吊脚楼。人们依靠独木舟在吊脚楼中来往。因为海平面不断上升，官员们声称要拆除整个社区。房子一旦被拆除，25万人将无家可归，他们只能寻找一个新的地方去生活。建筑师找到了解决办法——带有改善的公共卫生条件的浮体结构。第一个已完成的样板房屋是一所利用太阳能的三层学校。

This amazing floating school addresses social, physical and ecological needs. Built on top of 256 recycled blue barrels, the school buildings are made of triangular bamboo and wood. Makoko's residents made full use of their skills when building these structures. With three levels, the solar-powered high school has room for 100 local kids and recycles rainwater to flush the toilets. And the cost for the whole school structures was under $7,000.

这种神奇的浮体学校满足了社会需求、物质需求和生态需求。浮体学校建在了256个蓝色回收桶上面，校舍是由竹质和木质三角做成的。在搭建这些结构的时候，马卡卡居民充分利用了他们的技能。太阳能中学一共有三层，能同时容纳当地100名孩子，还可以回收雨水来冲洗厕所。整个学校的建造成本还不到7000美金。