I'd love to know the story, and more pics would be wonderful! Vinay
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 2:33 AM, Shannon <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a friend that was involved in building them, but I forget who they > were for. > i could find out I suppose. > > > On Sep 15, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) wrote: > > > The quest for the proper door continues... that right balance between > form and function. > > > > I found the pic of the village - that's *amazing*!!! > > > > http://twitpic.com/2ot3yk > > > > I sceenshotted it out of the presentation. > > > > **Fascinating** > > > > I wonder who it was? > > > > Vinay > > > > On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 2:04 AM, Tom Brown <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Image 66 in this slide show has a shot of the huge hexayurt array... I > estimated 30 or 40 identical yurts when I rode past it: > > > > > http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/events/Best-Burning-Man-Ever-102550819.html?ref=nf > > > > Can't attach the photo unfortunately because it's embedded in a flash > slideshow. > > > > I can however attach a picture of my own yurt... 3rd year for my "tall > door" 1.5" R-max hexayurt, and although it's getting a little beat up, with > some repairs it should last another burn or two. I think I finally figured > out how to construct the roof properly -- three pre-taped accordion pieces, > with the "odd triangle" over the tall door a double layer of thin plywood > that I screw together on playa. Still need to work some bugs out of the > roof assembly process though, first attempt was to build the roof on the > ground then lift it into place. Didn't quit work out and it ended up > flattening out, but we were able to push it back into shape and tape it in > place. > > > > -Tommy Legba, Semuta Lounge Pod, Silicon Village. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > hahaha that's great! I wonder who it was? I keep a fairly close eye on > new hexayurt stuff on Google and I didn't see any public mention of large > scale construction... > > > > *fascinating* > > > > Well, I guess I wait for pictures to show up online. Somebody had a > camera... > > > > Vinay > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > > > > > > > -- > > Vinay Gupta > > Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest > > > > http://hexayurt.com - free/open next generation human sheltering > > http://hexayurt.com/plan - the whole systems, big picture vision > > > > "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an > invincible summer" - Albert Camus > > > > Twitter/Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk/AIM: hexayurt > > UK Cell : +44 (0) 7500 895568 / USA VOIP (+1) 775-743-1851 > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > -- Vinay Gupta Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest http://hexayurt.com - free/open next generation human sheltering http://hexayurt.com/plan - the whole systems, big picture vision "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" - Albert Camus Twitter/Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk/AIM: hexayurt UK Cell : +44 (0) 7500 895568 / USA VOIP (+1) 775-743-1851 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en.
