Cob: RE: cob domes

Wed Oct 9 20:20:01 CDT 2002

Oh my god. That is sooo cool. In my sketchbooks I have drawings of sructures
very similar to this one. In mine though the circular "umbrella" is even
larger in diameter
so as to better shield the srtucture from direct rain and I also had planned
for a smaller
second "umbrella" that had NO hole in it that would be raised up a few feet
higher from the actual
top which would allow smoke to escape but that would help keep rain from
pouring down directly into
the open hole. Just picture the japanese sructure on that website with one
of those shallow pointy 
straw hats that the people who work in the rice fields wear suspended above
the hole. I had also 
envisioned both of these "umbrellas" being made of thatch. This is very
inspiring and almost exactly 
what I've been trying to describe. Thanks alot.

- Ben

-----Original Message-----
From: Darel Henman [mailto:henman at it.to-be.co.jp]
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 11:42 PM
To: Ben Harrison
Cc: 'coblist at deatech.com'
Subject: cob domes

Ben,
   here is a Japanese page that has pictures of the construction of a
daub (cob) dome-like building.  The Japanese letters wont come out on
your computer moniter right, but the pictures tell a lot. 

In this structure, I assume it is a test structure of some sort, they
have constructed a building umbrella from woven bamboo material and
oiled paper.

I don't understand why its open, or appears so in the middle, unless its
for smoke to get out????

http://tsuchinoko.com/nikki/old.html

Hope this helps some. 

Darel
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Oh my god. That is sooo cool. In my sketchbooks I have drawings of sructures
 very similar to this one. In mine though the circular "umbrella" is even larger in diameter
 so as to better shield the srtucture from direct rain and I also had planned for a smaller
 second "umbrella" that had NO hole in it that would be raised up a few feet higher from the actual
 top which would allow smoke to escape but that would help keep rain from pouring down directly into
 the open hole. Just picture the japanese sructure on that website with one of those shallow pointy 
 straw hats that the people who work in the rice fields wear suspended above the hole. I had also 
 envisioned both of these "umbrellas" being made of thatch. This is very inspiring and almost exactly 
 what I've been trying to describe. Thanks alot.

<P><FONT SIZE=2>- Ben</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Darel Henman [<A HREF="mailto:henman at it.to-be.co.jp">mailto:henman at it.to-be.co.jp</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 11:42 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Ben Harrison</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cc: 'coblist at deatech.com'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: cob domes</FONT>
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Ben,
    here is a Japanese page that has pictures of the construction of a
 daub (cob) dome-like building.  The Japanese letters wont come out on
 your computer moniter right, but the pictures tell a lot.

<P><FONT SIZE=2>In this structure, I assume it is a test structure of some sort, they</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>have constructed a building umbrella from woven bamboo material and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>oiled paper.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>I don't understand why its open, or appears so in the middle, unless its</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>for smoke to get out????</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://tsuchinoko.com/nikki/old.html" TARGET="_blank">http://tsuchinoko.com/nikki/old.html</A></FONT>
</P>

Hope this helps some.

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Darel</FONT>
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