The larger yurts, tridome and quaddome, are not even yurts. No problem in naming those. They share the origin (rectangular panels) and the zero-waste-ness.
Lucas 2011/6/22 Joshua Keroes <[email protected]> > Proposal 1: if we say that the Hn represents the minimum number of material > sheets to make the base model in that design, then the compact notation Hn+m > can represent additional sheets of material to increase wall height. > > Examples: > > H12: the canonical hexayurt (12 sheets) > H12+3: hexayurt with 6' tall walls (15 sheets total) > H12+6: a hexayurt with 8' walls (18 sheets total) > > H7: a stretch hexayurt (7 sheets total) > > H13: http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_H13 (13 sheets total) > H13+3: an H13 with 6' walls. > > > Proposal 2: Same definition of Hn as above. Instead of focusing on material > usage, let's tell people how tall the beast is. > > H12: the canonical hexayurt > 10' H12: a hexayurt with 6' tall walls > 12' H12: a hexayurt with 8' tall walls > 10' H13: an h13 with 6' tall walls. > > > Pragmatically, using "Hn" instead of "HYn" is preferable for two reasons: > it's already in use and Google searches for "hexayurt h13" already work. > > -Joshua > > PS This assumes that providing both the wall height and center height is > redundant. Can't we derive one from the other? > > PPS I'm explicitly not using n to represent the number of walls. That's > already indicated by the name: a hexayurt has six walls, a pentayurt five, > and below, that would be an octoyurt and a nonayurt, I think. I believe the > non-six sided shapes are rare and therefore don't need a shorthand notation > at this time. > > PPPS I'm also not using n to represent the number of faces. A stretch > hexayurt would then be an h10 instead of an h7. Someone else can argue in > favor of that if you're so inclined. > > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Ray Kornele > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> How about >> hexayurt is normal >> HY8 is with eight walls >> HY9 is with 9 walls >> etc. >> >> 12-panel, round-symmetric, 4-foot-walled with 6' center height >> HY12x4x6 >> >> KrazyKyngeKorny (Krazy, not stupid) >> >> >> >> 2011/6/22 Lucas González <[email protected]> >> >>> What would be the concepts? Number of panels, symmetry and height? >>> >>> A 12-panel, round-symmetric, 4-foot-walled one ... >>> A 13-panel, elongated-symmetric, mostly-4-foot-walled one ... >>> >>> ? >>> >>> Seems hard-ish. Because, well, on top of the variables of the space, >>> there's the "common name". Which might even be internationally >>> pronounceable. >>> >>> :-/ >>> >>> Lucas >>> >>> 2011/6/22 Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) <[email protected]> >>> >>>> We really, really need to sort out the naming scheme for various kinds >>>> of hexayurts to stop misunderstandings like this arising. >>>> >>>> One more thing on the to-do list, maybe somebody will have a great idea >>>> and figure it out! >>>> >>>> V> >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> 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.
