In June 2024, White Oak Arkitecture was asked by The Bahamas Resiliency Project, an initiative by Florida-based Aniram LLC, to develop a structural and architectural solution for a prototype hurricane-resilient private house on Ragged Island.

Following a year of analysis of local building standards and the effects of two devastating hurricanes on the existing old and new houses, the design phase began in December 2025. The concept was based on applying my experience in anti-seismic structures to a different but similar natural phenomenon, approaching hurrivcanes as aerial earthquakes

The project also provided the opportunity to propose higher standards for indoor quality, in terms of spatial distribution, technical performance of materials, and protection against the risk of gas radon exposure due to the lime-rocky soil of the island, beyond those required by local standards.

The house was designed over three floors, featuring a timber structure and a sloping roof conceived to dissipate wind forces rather than oppose them. The preliminary project was submitted to the Ministry of Public Works in May 2026.

photos by The Global Resiliency Project