Floating Flop Code PAC060 eervolle vermelding / mention of the jury proposal for floating housing structure that provides water purification and ecological stepping stone network for the polder inside of the"Greenheart". The housing unit called "flop" forms any pattern of living environment that consists of three different functions: shared accomodation container, ecological water garden and amphibious open space. . Urban development context Historically speaking, the Netherlands provided an unique urbanization model different from neighboring countries. The so-called"Dijkstad" with huge polder farms is a good example of contemporary "compact city" idea. It shows niether centric metropolis nor rural periphery but small scaled towns linked with water management network.The current "Randstad"idea also shows this fine Dutch tradition. It is not a physical high-rised metropolis built area but a town network on the ring of core cities surrounding the "Greenheart". Specific location for the proposal This proposal is set on any typical Dutch polder site near by small scaled town inside the Greenheart". The purpose of the project aims to establish an optimum interface both for light architectural design and for ecological environment's network.In spite of the unique concept of "Deltapole", it has not solved yet many environmental issues caused by rapid increase of human settlement such as water pollution by human waste, agricultural pesticide and also the fragmentation of ecological field balance .In this regard, many polders inside the"Greenheart" hold quite significant value for designating future Dutch urbanization plans both for environmental and aesthetical space concerns. network for stepping stone ecotope housing The proposed 5 hector housing block functions as[not only for] human living accomodations but also for the network of biological "ecotope". It provides a rich ecological environment for one site, but is also layed out as a multiple polder site as steppingstone inside "Greenheart". This would establish an island network of ecological conservation. Dutch architectural tradition The elemental and horizontal hierachy space organization is denotive of the so-called Dutch structuralism group's in the 60's . This is not a kind of surface style issue but a connecting to more fundamental space ideas that links back to medival town planning's vision based on water management. The miracle of polder control was attained not by central power but by the network of independent light compact human settlments. There should remain a certain climatological consistency for architectural thinking in the Netherlands beyond the centuries. Floating flop Floating flop idea partly derives from Dutch structualism architectural design concept. It is not for the visual concern but for the invisible netowork of space organization. The word "flop" is extracted from the "floppy disk" and homless' daily accomodation's slang:"flop". Both are characterized for minimal container capacities for the function.Especially homeless flops show a potentiality as transportable and flexible human accomodations detached from each site context. Family portrait It is difficult to illustrate an average family portrait today without any specific condition. There is no more standard rather than co-existance of heterogenic individuality. This tendency is accelerated more rapidly by current net-society.While at the same time, it is also clear everybody prefers to live in a comfortable house that is privacy oriented and with highly customized interior design. flop network The proposed flop unit consists of three different functions; The living accomodation container, ecological water garden and amphibious open space.The living accomodation container correspond to the functions of bathing, chatting,cooking, dining,meeting,playing,relaxing and sleeping. Also, the roof surface (1.2hector)provides a resting deck for birds and flying insects.The ecological water garden provides various types of amphibious botanical growth surfaces together with amphibious creature's playing ground. The amount of this water garden(1.2hector) also functions as water purification pond for existing polder site.Amphibious open space ( 2.4hector) serve as in-between functional usage such as corridor, gymnastic, garden party space, etc for human occupants, but also as multifunctional utility for the non-human creatures(living collaborators).The flop combination create any type of family house plan and biological ecotope as a whole with relatively easy installation and low budget. Same sized container with free topping Different from French cusine, Japanse Sushi shows non hierarchical eating order with free topping, not chef to dicide toping dishes but the guest's spontaneous choice. The flop idea also resembles Japanese traditional (relatively ampfibious) food dining manner: being compact, independent, free combination, easy installation and little waste.