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concepts neighborhood burglar. His rooms are certified by the U.S. State Department and even underwritten by Lloyd’s of London as functional vaults. Appropriately, Alizade is currently embarking on a shift in business plan to focus on the more drastic needs of his clients in defense, infrastructure, and government. This includes fortifying nuclear power stations, U.S. embassies, and overseas military bases. The beauty of an Alizade safe room is that its panelized assembly requires no welding or even hammering; you could have the most secure room in the city bolted together in your house in near silence, and, next time you move, you can take the whole thing apart and bring it with you. For his own part, Gaffney is following the market and he, too, continues to push the boundaries—and scale—of home fortification. Gaffney pointed out that it is often inaccurate to refer to a safe room at all, because many clients are now fortifying their entire homes from the outside in. Total home fortification means replacing every window in a Manhattan brownstone with bulletproof glass, for example, and even adding a layer of anti-explosive film; it means nesting ballistic Kevlar plates behind drywall and, in extreme cases, using lead-lined Sheetrock to protect against radioactive attack. More recently, Gaffney added, he has been installing a number of positively pressurized, radiation-resistant, home air-filtration systems. In fact, the steep rise in orders for these in residences throughout New York City has taken Gaffney aback—but the perceived threat of biological and nuclear terrorism has led his clientele to seek adequate protection. Lana Corbi would call this approach a “safe core”: fortifying not just a closet-sized refuge into which a homeowner can crawl when things go south, but also a scalable network of rooms at the center of the home that can house multiple family members. The safe core could contain a refrigerator, wireless communication equipment, and even a week or two of food and water. Corbi reminded me that it’s not just burglars you might need protection from, but also extreme weather, natural disasters, and prolonged infrastructural failures such as blackouts. A well-prepped safe core is where you can ride out the turbulence—the longer, the better. If we can use the phrase “panic room,” then perhaps we should really be discussing a “panic house”: a safe blown up to the size of a home, and a home that is truly a castle, a fortress hiding in plain sight on a leafy Manhattan street or steep Los Angeles hillside near you. \While many home-fortification projects are designed primarily with burglary in mind, Al and Lana Corbi of SAFE recommend thinking about much broader risks—including the possibility of widespread social unrest, earthquakes, and even extreme weather events. 88 SEPTEMBER <strong>2015</strong> DWELL
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