The Tsunami Pod

3D Model

A conceptual design of what a house made to withstand a tsunami may look like. It has carbon nanotube tethers and electromagnets that will repel each other to make it float mid-water. It can also generate its own power and filter water via the turbine and solar panel on top and filter on the back during the tsunami. It can be connected to the city’s resources via the pipes on the back. To protect it, the house will be made of steel, reinforced with coatings of metalic glass (amorphus metal) and silicone for waterproofing. Plexiglas will also be used for the solar panel and windows which are covered during the tsunami for further protection. The house is only one floor, like a bungalow, due to its hydrodynamic shape which prevents the tsunami from harming it. Please note that the block representing the tsunami is shown like so to improve viewing of the actual house. A real tsunami would be much different, however the basic principles that allow the house to withstand it would remain the same.