This house is a small, low cost beach house built with low maintenance materials. It is a traditional brick and tile on a slab which is the most cost effective building method. Inside, the living areas have high raked ceiling made possible with the use of scissor trusses. This, along with ceiling fans, large windows and doors on opposing sides of the house for flow through ventilation and the house orientated towards the cooling sea breezes, gives a naturally cool house for the long summer months without the need for air conditioning. Read Less