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On Sep 16, 2:38 pm, RichShumaker <[email protected]> wrote: > If you make a standard 8 foot hex with 6 foot walls you can make a > really nice entrance hallway. > You lose a little space but you gain so much more. > The door comes from any side and is about 4 feet or half the walls > side. > You run the hall down the entire wall on the inside and you can either > leave it open or put a second door on the end of the hallway. > > Rich Shumaker > > On Sep 15, 6:18 pm, "Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)" > > > > <[email protected]> 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-10... > > > > 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] > > > om> > > > . > > > 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 > >shelteringhttp://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 > > 895568begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +44 (0) 7500 > > 895568 end_of_the_skype_highlighting/ USA VOIP(+1) > > 775-743-1851begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (+1) > > 775-743-1851 end_of_the_skype_highlighting -- 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.
