Structure and materials
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The architect uses simple materials, walls painted or stained wood, eucalyptus wood blinds and metal roofs coarrugada.
The rectangular structure is steel and hardwood to withstand the tropical rains. This prefabricated structure was performed by two local craftsmen and assembled in a few days, reducing costs, time and energy required to lift a building. We must also add that for the reduction of expenditure included the donation of local steel company that brought the 6 BHP light steel frames. The plumbing and electrical components have been centralized to cut costs.
Structural stability is achieved through its length, combining wood slats in that direction with the structural steel frame positioned in the shortest direction. In the metal structure round sections are used, with powerful triangulations help withstand hurricane winds. Steel cables timber holding straps which in turn hold the corrugated deck.