Azra Veridian

BEFORE HURRICANE MELISSA

built July 2025 (test unit)

12'L x 16'W x 9'H (rear; 8'H front)

192 sq ft (17.84 sq m)

Coral Gardens, Montego Bay, St. James

AFTER HURRICANE MELISSA

This unpainted prototype in Coral Gardens, Montego Bay, St. James survived category 5 Hurricane Melissa with minimal damage to the zinc eaves (overlap).  

While this is just a test unit, this is clear proof of concept durability in terms of: 

structural integrity,

roof strength, 

solar potential, 

(notice solar-powered motion sensor light still anchored in place above window), 

security,

(smartlock, bluetooth doorbell, fully wooden windows triple-hinged and deadbolted inside opening inwards casement style, meaning burglar-resistant + built-in hurricane shutters once windows closed - no glass to shatter!)

and 

accessible design 

(3.5' wide doorway, rocker switches, ADA-compliant toilet, wall-mount fixtures, open floorplan, fire escape/rescue alternate through 2'L x 4' windows)

Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica October 28, 2025 as a category 5 with a record-breaking 892mB, sustained winds of 185mph, and wind gusts of over 250mph, tearing up the western half of Jamaica and making it:

~> The #2 worst tropical cyclone in recorded history.

~> The #1 worst storm of 2025 worldwide.

~> The #1 worst storm in Jamaica's recorded history (Hurricane Gilbert, by comparison, hit the island in 1988 as a Category 3).