Comments on: Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Unveils House That Floats

By: Adheeb

Adheeb — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:45:11 +0000

Me thinks this is more concerned with a tax right off for Brad than to help the folks in New Orleans…. and it’s good PR among the weak minded too. Those who can afford these homes don’t really need Brad’s help to get them. I’d like to see a critical analysis of this whole operation.

By: Alicé Thomas

Alicé Thomas — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:12:44 +0000

The idea of a house that would float in the event of a flood disaster like Katrina is a good idea. But the roof design in the pictures is not feasible for a hurricane. I live in south Louisiana, and I have seen people build houses with extended rooflines (for porches, etc.), and the hurricane winds cause the extra roofing to work like a sail, frequently ripping the entire roof off of the house. The house that floats might not float so well if it filled with water due to a missing roof. I would suggest, instead, a more conventional roof with retractable awnings for porch areas, or window awnings that could be folded down over the windows instead of boarding up windows. Other than the extended roof, the idea has a great deal of merit. Thanks for working so hard to preserve our way of life in Louisiana and other coastal areas.

By: vernon brannon

vernon brannon — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:38:36 +0000

I think this is a great idea, but what happens if the flood waters raise beyond 12 feet? does it deattach itself and just float to never never land? Or will it be kept there waiting to be flooded just like everything else around them, and held in position to be forced to go under? Too bad it does have some kind of manuverability so it can or may stay clear to be driven out to sea? That would be scary enough on that note. My God any way you look at it I would be scary as hell.

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Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:22:21 +0000

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By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:09:30 +0000

So it’s a floating single wide trailer? This also looks like it was designed by a group of freshmen design students that did what ever they wanted with their own little section of the house.

By: hannah

hannah — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:04:14 +0000

could it not be made more attractive? the architect talked about blending in with the community as a reason for not making it permanently above possible water surge, but this is not very homey looking….

By: The Daily Five: Thursday, 08 October, 2009 | EcoTech Daily

The Daily Five: Thursday, 08 October, 2009 | EcoTech Daily — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:01:45 +0000

[...] Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Unveils House That Floats We’re used to Brad Pitt’s green building foundation, Make It Right NOLA, revealing some new takes on sustainable design, but a house that floats when it floods? Now that’s something that truly raises the bar for sustainable and functional design in the face of adverse elements! [...]

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Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:44:45 +0000

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By: Klaus Jaritz

Klaus Jaritz — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:56:33 +0000

My respect to everyone who converts his fame and fortune to something positively altruistic – even if it reads a bit like something from Jules Verne. (Much of what that guy dreamed up came true).

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Brad Pitt Plays (Green) House « — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:57:09 +0000

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