Breezy Castle
- Client
- Danny O’Hara
- Category
- Utilitarian
- Location
- George Town, Grand Cayman
- Building Area
- 42,300 Square Feet
- Features
- Disaster recovery facility housing 17 independent, 2.000 square-foot units
- Project Year
- 2008
- Status
- Completed
Description
Designed by Cindy O Hara when she was Managing Director at OBM International Breezy Castle is a two-storey, 42,300 square-foot concrete structure with concrete rooftop parking designed to resist a category 5 hurricane. The first floor will be at 8 feet above mean sea level while the second floor will be 22 feet above mean sea level. Each unit is strategically designed to sustain category 5 hurricane force winds. The entire facility is built of concrete walls and installed with hurricane rated windows and doors, including roll-up doors on one side of each unit.