so designers opted for sliding gates, flip gates and other deployable barriers, which can be tucked away when there is no flood threat but must be deployed and maintained while not in use.

The flood crested the previous day ... Dull brown water lapped at the gray clapboard siding, intricate stonework and massive sliding doors. “It’s holding up well,” Novak told Cynthia ...

But this 'flood-proof' design concept may one day be necessary because of rising sea levels across Britain. Not only that, but a new report warns that as many as 25,550 new homes are set to be ...