How a House With Rounded Walls Survived Hurricane Winds Up to 150 MPH

Think your house could withstand winds of 150 miles per hour? This one and 5,000 others like it can. In 2018, Bonnie Paulson settled into her new home in Mexico Beach, Florida, when Hurricane Michael struck with devastating force. Her neighborhood was flattened, except for her home, which was the only house left standing. Deltec Homes, the company that designed Bonnie’s hurricane-proof home, says they are built to be twice as strong as the typical house, and are aerodynamically shaped.