Holly,
No, not built after Andrew. It's a safe room in the sense that it's in the interior of the house with no windows and is downstairs. Basically, it's my dressing room / bathroom, but it's quite large. Big enought for at least 3-4 people to even lay down and get some sleep - if one could do that.
Actually, I was thinking of taking into the safe room my girlfriend's bottle of wine and her carrot cake that she left in my frig during her last visit. I rarely, rarely drink or eat sweets - but this seemed to be the occasion for it. If I were going to die, why not have some last moments of unguilty pleasure?