Istanbul has privatised its public spaces which were supposed to be used after earthquake, can water be the solution? Hope on Water is an interdisciplinary research project (architecture, sociology and civil engineering), for the anticipated Istanbul Earthquake. Designated emergency assembly points in the case of an earthquake in Istanbul were announced in 2001. Since then, most of these public spaces have been built up, which raises the question of where everyone will be housed in the case of emergency. The idea of designing a speculative prototype of a floating emergency house came out of this fact: what if the response is not about stable land, but manageable water.

Fold&Float, is a foldable structure made out of light steel construction, specially developed for emergency situations. Its light and foldable structure provides rapid and easy installation in the case of an emergency. The unit is composed of two main parts: upper structure that includes all the fixed furniture folded and implemented, and a floating pontoon made of concrete. The idea of a foldable unit which comes fully equipped is the result of research displaying that earthquake victims generally spend at least 1 year in temporary housing after the disaster.

Material Used :
1. Facade cladding: stonewool + corrugated metal (sandwich panel)
2. Flooring: Fibercement
3. Doors: Lightwight steel +polycarbonate
4. Windows: Lightwight steel +polycarbonate
5. Roofing: stonewool + corrugated metal (sandwich panel)
6. Interior furniture: Pine Plywood