Somehousesaredesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewonanAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.LocatedontheshoreofSullivan'sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolina,thea

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Some houses are designed to be smart.Others have smart designs.An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects.Located on the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina,the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane Hugo 10 years ago.In September 1989,Hugo struck South Carolina,killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the state.Before Hugo,many new houses built along South Carolina's shoreline were poorly constructed,and enforcement of building codes wasn't strict,according to architect Ray Huff,who created the cleverly-designed beach house.In Hugo's wake,all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter,better-enforced codes.The new beach house on Sullivan's Island should be able to withstand a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.At first sight,the house on Sullivan's Island looks anything but hurricane-proof.Its redwood shell makes it resemble "a large party lantern” at night,according to one observer.But looks can be deceiving.The house's wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength.To further protect the house from hurricane damage,Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings -- long,slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand.Pilings might appear insecure,but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house.They also elevate the house above storm surges.The pilings allow the surges to run under the house instead of running into it."These swells of water come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings," said Huff.Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed by the house's ground-to-roof shell."The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn't look like it's standing with its pant legs pulled up," said Huff.In the event of a storm surge,the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house,the architect explained.

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一些房屋被设计的智能.另一些聪明的设计.试析家第二类的例子赢得美国建筑师学会的优异奖.对沙利文岛起飞的南卡罗来纳州,奖励沿海海岸位于获奖立方体形海滩的房子,以取代打破了雨果飓风件10年前的1.1989年9月,雨果袭击南卡罗来纳州,造成18人破坏或摧毁该州36,000家.雨果之前,沿南卡罗来纳州的海岸线建设了许多新房子结构不好,建筑法规和执法不严格,根据建筑师雷吞吐,谁创造了巧妙设计的海滨别墅.在雨果的后,所有新的海岸线房子必须符合严格的,更好的强制执行的代码.对沙利文岛的海滨别墅应该能够承受三级,179至209公里每小时的风速飓风高峰.乍一看,对沙利文的官邸,但事情看起来飓风证明.它的红木外壳使它像“一个大党灯在夜间”,据一名观察员.但看起来可以欺骗.房子的木框架钢筋长钢筋给予额外的力量.为了进一步保护飓风破坏的房屋,赫夫提出它把2.7米的地面上木材桩-长,木材细长列停靠在沙深.桩可能出现不安全的,但它们足以支持房子的重量.他们还提升房子上面风暴潮.桩允许的潮下运行,而不是把它运行的房子.“水来时,这些巨大的速度膨胀,导致岸上的努力,沙滩的破坏,大部分建筑前说,”赫夫.赫夫设计的木材桩被部分隐藏在内部的地面到屋顶壳.“壳牌掩盖了桩,使房子看起来不像它与它的地位裤管拉起,说：”赫夫.在风暴事件激增,壳应断开,让浪赶下家,建筑师解释.