This larch-clad residence by floating architecture specialists Baca Architects is raised above its flood-prone site in Oxfordshire, England, on wooden blocks and an elevated deck (+ slideshow).

Water Lane is the latest flood-resilient home from the London studio led by architects Richard Coutts and Robert Barker.
The pair previously developed the UK's "first amphibious house" and a concept for prefabricated floating houses that they believe could be the answer to London's housing crisis.

Their latest property is set beside a brook in a village that is so old, it is recorded in the 1086 survey known as the Doomsday Book.
As a result, the architects had the dual task of developing a design that compliments the area's traditional houses but also protects itself from potential flooding.
The dwelling is made from four interlocking gabled volumes, elevated slightly above the site by a wooden deck and feet.
This arrangement is intended to allow water to flow below the property without causing damage. During dry spells the house "appears to lightly float", according to the architects.

"The site has a brook running along its edge and during high rainfall the site may flood," they explained. "The house is raised above the flood level, allowing water to convey underneath when the area floods."

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