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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A Miami architect says he has devised a prefabricated home that can house homeless victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake.
Architect Andres Duany said his design allows for the structure to be manufactured outside of Haiti before being shipped into the quake-stricken country for use by the hundreds of thousands of individuals left homeless by the Jan. 12 quake, The Miami Herald said Thursday.
As many as a million people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, were left homeless by the recent quake.
Duany said his prefabricated homes would be built out of a thin but durable composite that is fireproof, mold-proof and waterproof.
"You've never seen a house like this,'' Duany said. "When you build something out of this material, it's like being inside a fiberglass boat. It's absolutely the best."
The architect said the homes, which could house up to eight people in a bunkhouse arrangement, should also withstand earthquakes and hurricanes.
The Herald said Duany is set to take a prototype of his home to Haiti to investigate firsthand potential locations for emergency camps for quake victims.
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