ABSTRACT Disaster! A single word expressing multiple emotions of fear, threat, depression, mental disturbance. etc.is the key motivation of this project BREAKING NEWS KERELA FLOODS ON 8 TH , AUGUST 2018 (Due to unusually high rainfall during the monsoon season. It was the worst flood in Kerala in nearly a century. Over 483 people died, and 14 are missing) A Natural Disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage or loss of life, brought about by forces. India ranks among the top five countries which have been hit by the greatest number of natural disasters in the last decade. The data for last 17 years shows that around 25,000 people were killed due to rampant floods in the country, therefore the major concern considered in this project further is Riverine Floods caused in India. This project investigates different situation caused during the disasters and will further help in understanding the criteria for mitigating, managing and adapting such catastrophic situations. This will make us understand and intervene spaces to live and work with water. While studying the project reviews through different techniques and solutions to live and work together without getting disturbed by the nature’s threats such as Communities build on water, Amphibious techniques, Multipurpose disaster shelters etc. In the case of natural disasters, certain geographic areas are prone to problems, which are repeated at reasonably predictable intervals. People who live in these areas nevertheless unable to or refuse to move to safer areas for economic and social reasons. Day-to-day patterns of existence are more important to most people than, some disaster may occur at an unknown future date, therefore, if the same location is more suitable in providing abetter way of life it will attract and retain inhabitants. In the post-disaster situation, there maybe very few shelter alternatives for the victims, because of their inappropriate construction even the buildings that are left undamaged may still pose a risk if re-inhabited. In these cases, the value of effective emergency accommodation is in the provision of a practical, usable base, which can be utilized to protect the inhabitants and their property in support of their efforts to rebuild their dwellings and community. With this typology AQUATECTURE, water and architectural design can unite to produce dynamic and reliable mitigation solutions in future. Therefore, this project explores an architectural intervention which can provide an immediate evacuation space within the lag time of the crises. The main concern of the project is to handle Rural areas affected due to floods. User group at such locations need much more attention and education to cope with such devastating situations. Due to the flexibility of site location that Aquatecture allows, this intervention can serve as along- term solution and standard of living within current and projected flood prone areas.
