Ya, we know that's the size, and that's actually what we want. a cool, dark, cleanish quietish place for just us. something private - as opposed to our big public shade structure / biergarten. after all, it's not the size that matters, it's how you use it. plenty of space for us to nap, chill, watch movies during a dust storm. :) ____________________ Personal Pontifications @ Alyssa Royse.com Tiny Tidbits on Twitter @alyssaroyse
On Mar 24, 2011, at 7:30 PM, Cody Firestone wrote: > I got on google sketchup tonight > > seems like the "courtyard is barely larger than a hexayurt, so to hAVE > USEABLE SPACE, YOU NEED A LITTLE MORE ROOM... > > WILL THINK ON SOME LAYOUTS > > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Alyssa Royse <[email protected]> wrote: > We are building an all hexayurt camp at Burning Man this year. (yay!) We are > collectively fixated on the idea of putting 6 of them together, in a "circle" > by connecting them each on one side and creating a courtyard in the middle > that is just for us. (One yurt will have doors on the outside and the > inside, opening into the courtyard, the others all open from inside the > courtyard.....) > > We want to cover the courtyard, ideally in a dust-proof manner, but every > design we come up with starts to seem like a solar cooker. > > We've tossed around: > > 1) make an extra roof. Secure it by resting it on top of the pvc tubes on the > outside of the outer yurts, putting the pvc tie downs for the extra roof on > the inside of the extra roof. loop the inner and outer pvc pieces together, > and tie down the extra roof per usual. put "windows" in the courtyard roof > with air filters in them. > > 2) using a tall pvc pole, basically spread a tarp / parachute type thing over > all of them and seal down with tape etc..... > > 3) screw it, just do a shade cloth cover and call it good.... > > anyone have any great ideas about how to create a cool, dust-free (ish) > covered courtyard in a HexaComb cluster? :) > ____________________ > Personal Pontifications @ Alyssa Royse.com > Tiny Tidbits on Twitter @alyssaroyse > > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
