That's pretty cool. And it's a bit more aesthetically interesting to look at than the standard house built in the Bahamas. In the Bahamas, the outer and primary inner walls of the average house are put together like legos. They're made of solid concrete or similar very hard material with steel bars running through them. The bars are then interconnected at the corners. The roof is generally one or two large units that are battened down in a similar matter, with steel rods and hooks.
Result: a very centered and sturdy house that will not move/cave in/splinter/break even in Cat 4 and 5 hurricane winds. The roof may come off at those wind speeds but it's designed so that if it does, it won't go too far and can be put right back on the house like the lid of a pot. Genius. May not look all that pretty but DAMN is it functional. And when you get hurricanes like the Bahamas does, pretty usually just gets blown away.
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