In a surprising incident that took place on Thursday morning in Sandakan, a wooden stilt house collapsed into the sea, yet miraculously, all twelve occupants were reported safe. This event not only ...

height restrictions can make it difficult to build on stilts,” they note. Instead, “the House Between the Trees is founded directly on the ground but with a minimized use of concrete ...

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