Deltec Homes started selling their circular-shaped homes in 1969. Its structures are now being bought in hurricane-prone areas in an effort to keep home safes during hurricanes. Circular homes leave less area vulnerable to wind and pressure, so they tend to fare better during hurricanes. Since Deltec started doing business in 1969 not a single home of theirs has been destroyed during a hurricane because of high winds (storm surge is a different matter altogether).
But circular homes aren't for everyone. They have less room and lack corners. But most don't look circular from the outside. They are building systems that start out as basic shells - a radial floor, a radial wall and a radial roof that lock together - and are customized with special design options. The walls are made of eight-foot panels that are straight rather than curved.
A Deltec home can be customized, ranging in size from 300 to 2,500 square feet for one-level units. Additional floor space is available by "stacking" levels under one roof or adding "wings" to the sides of main structures.
there are hexagonal homes on the coast here that serve the same purpose. I have thought that if my house blew down, I would rebuild with that construction. It gives you incredible views as well as superior structure
Posted by: r | September 23, 2005 at 09:09 PM