AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Home
GOALS
Refugees and Migrants
KEYWORDS
levitation, earthquake
COUNTRY
Japan
DESIGNED BY
http://www.airdanshin.jp/
Youichi Sakamoto
WEBSITE
http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2012/02/28/company-seeks-to-solve-japans-earthquake-woes-by-levitating-homes/
Air Danshin Systems Inc
Company seeks to solve Japan’s earthquake woes by levitating homes.
1. A sensor detects the rumblings of an earthquake.
2. Within .5 to 1 second an air tank pushes air in-between an artificial foundation and the actual structure of the home, lifting it as high as 3cm off the ground.
3. While the earth below violently shakes, the levitating home quietly and patiently waits, returning back to the ground once the tectonic plates have settled.