PS #8: How we Modeled the Inner Wall

Before we could get started on the inner wall, we needed to have a theoretical model to plan our pieces. The dome that we chose had 10 edges for the base. This ten-sided shape is a simple decagon and what the wall has to conform to. The amount of degrees in a regular polygon isContinue reading “PS #8: How we Modeled the Inner Wall”

PS #6: Dome Disaster

Today’s Build Day ended up being quite short, much more than anyone would’ve thought. The early birds of our group congregated with “Good mornings” and “How have you beens” as we briefly went over the general plan for today. Last week, we had wrapped up the inner walls of the greenhouse and, now, we wereContinue reading “PS #6: Dome Disaster”

PS #5: Upgrading the Inner Walls

Last week we finished up the inner wall and the dome fits on it, but we do have to account for some error. We decided to create a sort of balcony outlining the wall for the dome to sit on more securely. We needed to salvage a bit more wood, but after that we gotContinue reading “PS #5: Upgrading the Inner Walls”