Collaborate Disseminate
Homes in different parts of the world used to look different from each other out of necessity, built to optimize for the challenges and benefits of local climate. When residential climate control systems became commonplace that changed. Where a home in tropical south Florida once required very different building methods …read more
Continue reading The Ground Beneath Your Feet: SuperAdobe Construction
French architectural firm FUGU, which specializes in creating unique Alpine structures, has revealed a series of geodesic cabins that are energy-efficient and designed for adventure lovers. The eco-lodges are modular in design, fully customizable, and … Continue reading Geodesic cabins offer energy-efficient dwellings for adventure lovers
With the price and availability of components these days, it’s easier than ever to throw a whole pile of LEDs at a build and get them flashing away. The hard part is doing it well. [Amy Goodchild] is an artist, and has a knack for producing rather beautiful LED projects. …read more
Continue reading Interactive LED Dome Glows With The Best Of Them
Greenhouses are a great way to improve conditions for your plants, and are an absolute necessity for any serious gardening in colder climates. When the time came for [gentleworks] to build a new greenhouse, rather than going with a conventional design, they decided to go with a geodesic dome instead. …read more
If you are a Hackaday reader, you probably like space in real life, fiction, or both. A trip to a planetarium is a great treat, but what if you could have a planetarium in your backyard? [Ecasill] thought so and used a Zip Tie domes kit to create just such a thing. It takes some sewing and a projector, but there’s a problem. The dome needs to come down if there is going to be bad weather. The answer? Magnetic dowel rods.
Because the magnets are brittle, plastic dip covers them after epoxy sticks them in place. The cloth has …read more
A team of scientists at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne outline plans for a nine-month surface mission to the Martian North. Continue reading The Newest Mars Base Concept Is a Giant Igloo at the Martian North Pole
The new city-building strategy game lets you colonize Mars with “minimal casualties.” Continue reading ‘Surviving Mars’ Taught Me I Would Not Survive on Mars
[Morphje] has always wanted to build a geodesic dome. The shape and design, and the possibility of building one with basic materials interest him. So with the help of a few friends to erect the finished dome, he set about realising his ambition by building a 9.1 metre diameter structure.
The action took place at Rev Space (Dutch language site), the hackspace in The Hague, Netherlands. [Morphje] first had to create a huge number of wooden struts, each with a piece of tube hammered down to a flat lug set in each end, and with a collar on the outside of …read more
