Final presentation of our schemes to architect John Bridge and reflection on the potential application of our designs in an emergency scenario

Launch day!! Testing our model at Sale Water Park to see if it would float and whether it could carry up to 14 bricks - the equivalent of a family of two adults and three children at 1:5 scale. Sadly it started going down after six bricks!

Creating the canvas roof to cover the foam panels and weatherproof the houseboat

Second day in the workshop. Attaching the airbags and perfecting the string system to tie together the foam panels.

First day in the workshop, considering construction options and cutting the foam panels

A talk from the Environmental Agency on the UK's flood defense systems and the presentation and review of our prototype design for a flood relief shelter

Consideration of precedents for the design of our flood relief shelter and some initial sketches of the various design ideas suggested during group discussion.