Hydraulic Lift to Save House on Stilts from Future Flooding | Urbanist

Hydraulic Lift to Save House on Stilts from Future Flooding

A Modernist classic, the famous Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe was originally built with a raised platform but that has not managed to save it from floods, leading its custodians to an extreme solution: jacking the building up when the neighboring river rises. Per the Chicago Tribune, options under consideration include moving the home back away from … Continue reading Hydraulic Lift to Save House on Stilts from Future Flooding