Chapter3.1

Because The {s.e.e.d.} Shelter is a non site specific structural system it needs to be developed with many places in mind. The building must be adaptable and suitable to multiple areas. Because the state of Florida is so likely for a hurricane to make landfall, and with its strict hurricane codes, it seemed to make sense that a site should be chosen there. Most of Florida’s heavily inhabited areas are within the first ten miles of the coast line, making it a prime area for a hurricane strike.

Out of the entire state of Florida, Broward County has the highest threat level for a severe hurricane. With seventy six cities in Broward there is an incredibly wide range in the yearly income per household. The state average is about $52,000 a year per household which is about the same as the United States average of about $51,000 per household. However this does not reflect the housing market there. House prices range anywhere from the low end at about $180,000 for a single bedroom house, to roughly $280,000 to $300,000 for a 3 bedroom home. This price range is fine for the average family income but at the lower end of the spectrum, where families are struggling to stay within the home they have, you begin to see the problem if a serious storm was to move through. One such area of need is the Roosevelt Gardens. This unincorporated area of Broward County is within four miles of the coastline, and an economically depressed area. The average yearly salary of the area is about $19,000while the price range of a home is around $150,000. So those who do own their home are at risk if a catastrophic storm were to move through the area. If a storm were to move through the area causing damage to a home, to the point that it is no longer an inhabitable environment then the need for a replacement would have to take precedence.