Steve’s humans prefer geometric shade
In order to simplify our life, several of us are going to be using the Hexayurt guide to create some living spaces. They are an “open-source” design for cheaply constructing an insulated, simple to build, little temporary home. I imagine this is also a great resource for disaster relief or refugee situations.
The Hexayurt is a prize-winning shelter you can build yourself for about $200 (backup link). Suitable raw materials include common building materials ( fire safe insulation boards,) hexacomb cardboard and plastic. You cut six 4′ x 8′ panels in half diagonally to make the roof, and use six more whole panels to form the walls. It takes about two hours. The design (backup link) is in the public domain.
Different materials are appropriate for different uses – insulation, extended life, low cost, durability in extreme environments and so on. The design is in the public domain, and is in active development as a Free/Open Source style project.
PS: The balloon pictured on the right is a floating, in-the-field, wifi access point. A whole other awesome project!
Here are two links to resources on building these great structures…
http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_Playa
Our friend Philthy gave us a lesson. Here’s how he builds them with a spot to walk in without ducking!
http://philthysanchez.com/cib/2008/hexayurt/building_a_hexayurt_with_a_vestibule.pdf
