Hurricane-Proof Homes

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used to be an editor of the Architecture & Design section. A blueprint poet.

For Poles, a house means concrete foundations and solid brick construction—by its very definition meant to last for decades to come. But in many parts of the US, homes tend to be made of wood framing and paneling—beautiful, sure, but more prone to the effects of time and natural disasters. Can homes built this way survive a cataclysm? Well, they can—as long as they’re round.

The US is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. According to research carried out in 2019 by the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, global warming will cause a gradual rise of temperature in the Atlantic Ocean, which in turn will lead to more hurricanes hitting the southern and eastern coast of the US. This is terrible news, mainly because strong winds cause the biggest natural disasters in the whole country. Hurricane Harvey, which shook up Houston in 2017, caused damages estimated at $125 million. Fourth- and

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Zygmunt Borawski:

used to be an editor of the Architecture & Design section. A blueprint poet.

Translation: Aga Zano

Publish date: 19.06.2020

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Zygmunt Borawski:

used to be an editor of the Architecture & Design section. A blueprint poet.

Before Glenn Murcutt designed the house for Banduk Marika, he studied Aboriginal culture and history extensively for three years. Thanks to this, a striking building was built in Yirrkala in the north of Australia, admired for its elegant simplicity, environmental technological solutions and respect for the cultural heritage of its inhabitants.

The client’s recommendations to the architect, different to what he usually received, sounded roughly like this:

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