Spring of 2020 – Conceptional Ideas Come to Life on SketchUp
During the spring of 2020 Michael purchased the 3D Modelling Program SketchUp and began designing our 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Dome.
Because of post-COVID inflation rates we are not building the annex and main dome (dome to the left). We have chosen to build the garage and workshop section of the original design, with a studio apartment above to call home.
Two years after he started putting his ideas into 3D form, construction begins with Michael as the one man general contractor.
Michael has designed, researched, organized, is building, crafting, assembling, painting, etc.. almost every aspect of our dome.
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Stephanie & Michael
Framing Trapezoids – What is It?
Framing the trapezoids is putting the slats of wood in each trapezoid.
Basically from a bare trapezoid to one with slats of wood within, called framing.
Unframed Trapezoid
Framed Trapezoid
Trapezoid Framing – Progress in Pictures
I find locating the progress quite tricky as there are so many trapezoids to be framed. Every piece of frame was precisely measured and cut. This was no easy task, especially as Michael did all this work himself.
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