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28th July 2014 12:10
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2nd August 2014 04:56
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5th September 2014 23:23
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7th September 2014 21:10
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8th September 2014 00:12
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Re: Geodesic dome house.
Hughe,
I admire your tenacity pursuing this project. I also like the contributions of others during the time this thread has been up.
I was brought on to a large single family 28ft. tall dome home after the initial contractor bailed on it. As a carpenter, roofer, contractor I loved the challenge as it only had the foundation, basement, and stick framework up. It was a Monterey Dome Home. If you build, as in this case in Calif., the plans have already met the stringent building codes for earthquake strength (7 x's stronger than code requires), stability, and energy efficiency (depending on how much attention is paid to securing the envelope).
It was challenging to shoot in (nail w. 8's) the pre-cut triangular and rectangular plywood panels that are the structural/sheer strength connecting the 2x4's, which are connected by 2" wide, welded metal hubs (with either 5 or 6 extensions, and a hole in each 1" from the end) that are placed into slits cut into the end of each 2x4 piece…which then have a bolt, washer and lock nut tightened thru each end. This is a very strong connection to each 2x4 and this all makes for a series of pentagons and hexagons that are the design of the structure, which is fastened on top of a 4 ft. stub wall anchored to the flooring. As I have climbed for most of my life and worked on many roofing structures it was an easy fix to slip on a harness, bolt a 1/2" circular lag bolt thru the apex of the roof structure and use the climbing gear to do all of the high carpentry and roofing work, which after the plywood sheathing was secured, included applying 30' felt and the longest lasting architectural asphalt shingles the owner could buy. It was fun to work on.
I'm writing to share with you an interest in the power of the shape of the dome and it's influence on health. I have been in caves, adobe domes, and domed structures as a student and teacher in their construction, but singing in them and meditating in them is the Real Reward. As a builder/designer of sacred spaces I can appreciate the attention to detail and the strong drive you have to do it right. You are doing that now. The next step is your experience that should be interesting to listen to………………………………………...
I would recommend that you get to this experience as soon as you can.
The first time I was in an adobe dome I immediately had the recollection of the sweat I experienced with the spiritual leader of AIM, Ernie Peters. I was on a quest to get a brother free, and the next day,after 6 months of fruitless petitioning to the court, (and a very painful experience during the sweat) I was granted conservatorship. Though this lodge, shaped like a wide, flattened dome top, was just very long branches covered with layers of blankets, the effect was very similar to an earthen structure….very powerful. The words spoken there, though few by me, were intensified by the moist heat from the lava rocks in the center, the darkness and the effect they had on us all. If we had done this anywhere but on the ground, with the anchors of the branches tapping into the many energetics of the living earth below, nothing of any significance would have happened. Consider this connection when you experiment with anchoring, or not anchoring, your structure to the ground.
There is a complex of adobe domes that make up the living quarters, prayer spaces and library of a Muslim settlement near here. When I went in I couldn't help but notice the resonance of our talking to each other, so I began to do a variety of chants. I enjoyed the feedback I got from the makeup, the form and feel of the space I was in. In the library, which consisted of many domes starting at about 10 feet high, you can turn your back to someone, 20 ft. away, whisper and still hear them talk as if they are standing next to you! This was the same thing we could do in the large Monterey when one of us was upstairs and the other was downstairs in separate rooms.
There is no comparison to a rectangular, square, or even tetragonal space where there is not such a natural convergence and immediate beauty of the sounds we make in a rounded structure. Not even the power of song bouncing off of the most intricate, cathedral marble and granite walls can compare to the interaction of the music we make in naturally shaped earthen structures. Even the echo has many layers.
When you consider how you or anything you place in the dome lives in there, remember that it was common amongst many practices to place someone or something that needed healing and balance in the middle of the dome to receive healing during chants, prayers, etc. The caves of Mustang (MoosTaang) and the many rooms at Golbi Tepki remind us that such spaces, as well as the power of the amazing, hours long, non-stop chants/songs sung by the Eskimos in the rounded and grounded structures of their Igloos, should inspire you to do experiment in your own way in your own domed space.
I am glad that I have a degree also in earthen building, just for the fact of the marriage of skill and craftsmanship finally blending with the final product that is something more than just a building. In fact we can add to the power of an adobe structure, a rock structure by adding an interior, as well as an exterior finish that has fine quartz embedded into the plaster. The crystalline structure of earthen plasters can hold sound for many years, even centuries……if only you listen.
Last edited by Hym; 8th September 2014 at 01:32.
Reason: adding pics of building
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9th September 2014 07:43
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28th September 2014 23:08
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29th September 2014 12:43
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