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Not meaning to poop on anyones parade, but 'stardomes' make more sense at this scale IMHO, http://www.stardome.jp/index-en.html http://www.stardome.jp/index-en.

Not meaning to poop on anyones parade, but 'stardomes' make more sense at this scale IMHO, http://www.stardome.jp/index-en.html http://www.stardome.jp/index-en.html

el_nahual 4y ago
The stardome reminds me of the Boyne Coracle, a small rudderless raft made of willow and ox hide. Here's a video from 1935 showing its construction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCWFDMnKLyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCWFDMnKLyM
- jacknews 4y ago
  Except the 'stardome' has some mathematical underpinning, rather than being just 'wattle and daub' or 'skin on frame' for domes, etc.
Mountain_Skies 4y ago
Reminds me of playground equipment of a similar design, though I think that was a hemisphere design and may have used straight pieces with bent connectors that connected in the star pattern.
_yb2s 4y ago
That is amazing! A true example of inspiration by Fuller… these people get it. Instead of writing yet another useless “thinkpiece” about the limitations of Fullers ideas, they were inspired to do even more with even less! Edit: this idea could be easily executed with carbon tent poles and a nice waterproofed canvas tarp over the top. A portable, easy to build and durable DIY building more substantial than a nylon tent.
otikik 4y ago
I think curved lines like the stardomes’ make sense and have some very interesting advantages. The “hubs”, which tend to concentrate complexity and cost on “flat line doms”, are simplified, disappearing in some cases. There’s some disadvantages though. A flexible structure is not always desirable. Bamboo (or an equivalent replacement) isn’t available everywhere. Also, flat-line domes are easier to cover with flat inflexible materials like wood panels. In short: if you have access to Home Depot and no access to bamboo, flats might be easier for you to build.
red_trumpet 4y ago
And they feature real geodesics[1]! I was a bit confused why the geodesic dome has it's name. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic?wprov=sfla1
- ccvannorman 4y ago
  from Wikipedia: Geodesic domes get their name by following the shape of a Geodesic Polyhedron, for example the Icosahedron being the canonical example. "Geodesic line" means in some sense the shortest line between two points (usually on a curved surface), where as "Geodesic Polyhedron" means in some sense the least amount of vertices/faces to enclose a volume. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_polyhedron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_polyhedron

Not meaning to poop on anyones parade, but 'stardomes' make more sense at this scale IMHO, http://www.stardome.jp/index-en.html http://www.stardome.jp/index-en.html

el_nahual 4y ago

The stardome reminds me of the Boyne Coracle, a small rudderless raft made of willow and ox hide. Here's a video from 1935 showing its construction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCWFDMnKLyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCWFDMnKLyM

jacknews 4y ago
Except the 'stardome' has some mathematical underpinning, rather than being just 'wattle and daub' or 'skin on frame' for domes, etc.

Mountain_Skies 4y ago

Reminds me of playground equipment of a similar design, though I think that was a hemisphere design and may have used straight pieces with bent connectors that connected in the star pattern.

_yb2s 4y ago

That is amazing! A true example of inspiration by Fuller… these people get it. Instead of writing yet another useless “thinkpiece” about the limitations of Fullers ideas, they were inspired to do even more with even less! Edit: this idea could be easily executed with carbon tent poles and a nice waterproofed canvas tarp over the top. A portable, easy to build and durable DIY building more substantial than a nylon tent.

otikik 4y ago

I think curved lines like the stardomes’ make sense and have some very interesting advantages. The “hubs”, which tend to concentrate complexity and cost on “flat line doms”, are simplified, disappearing in some cases. There’s some disadvantages though. A flexible structure is not always desirable. Bamboo (or an equivalent replacement) isn’t available everywhere. Also, flat-line domes are easier to cover with flat inflexible materials like wood panels. In short: if you have access to Home Depot and no access to bamboo, flats might be easier for you to build.

red_trumpet 4y ago

And they feature real geodesics[1]! I was a bit confused why the geodesic dome has it's name. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic?wprov=sfla1

ccvannorman 4y ago
from Wikipedia: Geodesic domes get their name by following the shape of a Geodesic Polyhedron, for example the Icosahedron being the canonical example. "Geodesic line" means in some sense the shortest line between two points (usually on a curved surface), where as "Geodesic Polyhedron" means in some sense the least amount of vertices/faces to enclose a volume. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_polyhedron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_polyhedron