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49° 150.5° 169° 164° 137° 146° 132° 57.5° 169° 8’11” 17’1” 15’9” 24’4” 8’0” Zero Waste Nearodesic Domes Edmund Harriss http://www.mathematicians.org.uk/eoh http://maxwelldemon.com Buckminster Fuller was an architect with a sense of mathematics. He recognised that simple forms would often have the strength and other properties required. As a result he promoted many structures from math- ematics that have been found to be excellent for construction; most nota- bly the Oct-Tet truss and the geodesic dome. The geodesic dome in particular was taken up by the environmental movement for simple housing. The problem is it requires a fair amount of skill to build and if the faces are made with sheet material, leaves quite a bit of waste. Vinay Gupta took these problems head on and created the Hexayurt. His starting point was the 8’x4’ rectangle. A standard size for building materials, for example plywood. In particular he introduced the triangle made from a 2x1 rectangle cut along the diagonal: Six of these triangles come together to form a pyramid. The pyramid of six triangles is placed on top of a hexagon of 2x1 rectangles to form the hexayurt (for more details see www.hexayurt.com): This triangle and rectangle combination can be used to make larger buildings. Here are two: For the first (the Tri-dome) the standard roof (six triangles put together) is lifted higher with squares (2 rectangles together) on 3 of the sides joined by half-roofs: For the second (the Quad-dome) four standard roofs are made and leant together around a square. The remaining holes are filled, with a square on top and four squares cut accross the middle round the side. The diagonally cut squares are vertical: Height Floor area Angles of walls Hexayurt Tri-dome Quad-dome 8’ 111 sq.ft. 90 10’0” 458 sq.ft. 49, 57.5 11’ 4” 448 sq.ft. 84.7, 90 6’ wildman Wildman Image: CC-BY-SA Sodacan: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wildman_Supporter_(Heraldry).svg 84.5° 150.5° 150.5° Vertical face 5’8” 11’4” 8’0” 150.5° 155° 8’0” 11’4” 12’8” 24’0” 135° 169.5° Version 2 30/8/2011, with corrected and additional specifications Additional information and models at: http://maxwelldemon.com/2011/08/07/hexayurt-dome-details-and-models/ 10’0” 6’0”

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Page 1: Model papercraft Hexayurts PDF - tilings · bly the Oct-Tet truss and the geodesic dome. The geodesic dome in particular was taken up by the environmental movement for simple housing

49°

150.5°

169°

164°

137°

146°132°

57.5°

169°

8’11”

17’1”

15’9”

24’4”

8’0”

Zero Waste Nearodesic DomesEdmund Harriss

http://www.mathematicians.org.uk/eohhttp://maxwelldemon.com

Buckminster Fuller was an architect with a sense of mathematics. He recognised that simple forms would often have the strength and other properties required. As a result he promoted many structures from math-ematics that have been found to be excellent for construction; most nota-bly the Oct-Tet truss and the geodesic dome. The geodesic dome in particular was taken up by the environmental movement for simple housing. The problem is it requires a fair amount of skill to build and if the faces are made with sheet material, leaves quite a bit of waste. Vinay Gupta took these problems head on and created the Hexayurt. His starting point was the 8’x4’ rectangle. A standard size for building materials, for example plywood. In particular he introduced the triangle made from a 2x1 rectangle cut along the diagonal:

Six of these triangles come together to form a pyramid. The pyramid of six triangles is placed on top of a hexagon of 2x1 rectangles to form the hexayurt (for more details see www.hexayurt.com):

This triangle and rectangle combination can be used to make larger buildings. Here are two: For the first (the Tri-dome) the standard roof (six triangles put together) is lifted higher with squares (2 rectangles together) on 3 of the sides joined by half-roofs:

For the second (the Quad-dome) four standard roofs are made and leant together around a square. The remaining holes are filled, with a square on top and four squares cut accross the middle round the side. The diagonally cut squares are vertical:

Height Floor area Angles of wallsHexayurtTri-dome

Quad-dome

8’ 111 sq.ft. 9010’0” 458 sq.ft. 49, 57.511’ 4” 448 sq.ft. 84.7, 90

6’ wildman

Wildman Image: CC-BY-SA Sodacan:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wildman_Supporter_(Heraldry).svg

84.5°150.5°

150.5°

Vertical face

5’8”

11’4”

8’0”

150.5°155°

8’0”

11’4”

12’8”24’0”

135°

169.5°

Version 2 30/8/2011, with corrected and additional specificationsAdditional information and models at: http://maxwelldemon.com/2011/08/07/hexayurt-dome-details-and-models/

10’0”

6’0”

Page 2: Model papercraft Hexayurts PDF - tilings · bly the Oct-Tet truss and the geodesic dome. The geodesic dome in particular was taken up by the environmental movement for simple housing

The Hexayurt Family

The Hexayurt

Page 3: Model papercraft Hexayurts PDF - tilings · bly the Oct-Tet truss and the geodesic dome. The geodesic dome in particular was taken up by the environmental movement for simple housing

3 Foldable HexayurtsLasercut with a thin line for red and thick for green. Fold back each dotted line.Insert tabs into green line slots.Profit.

Page 4: Model papercraft Hexayurts PDF - tilings · bly the Oct-Tet truss and the geodesic dome. The geodesic dome in particular was taken up by the environmental movement for simple housing

2 Foldable Tri-Domes

Page 5: Model papercraft Hexayurts PDF - tilings · bly the Oct-Tet truss and the geodesic dome. The geodesic dome in particular was taken up by the environmental movement for simple housing

Foldable Quad-dome