Hypography Science Forums: The Ufo-like Domespace Rotating Wooden House - Hypography Science Forums

Jump to content

Welcome! You are currently viewing the Hypography Science Forum as a guest. In order to participate in our science discussions, you should register now! Registration is free and you can use your Facebook login if you like.
Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

The Ufo-like Domespace Rotating Wooden House Rate Topic: -----

#1 User is offline   Moontanman 

  • HELLO LOW IQ'ERS!
  • View blog
  • View gallery
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 8,392
  • Joined: 12-April 06
  • LocationSouth Eastern North Carolina

Posted 19 October 2010 - 09:44 AM

The UFO-like Domespace rotating wooden house


Posted Image

Posted Image

Posted Image

Taking up a large section of the Eco Habitat zone at the recent Viv'expo exhibition in Bordeaux was a walk-in cutaway model of a rotating wooden house known as Domespace. Built on a central concrete pedestal, the Domespace home benefits from little or no damp penetration, and its aerodynamic shape has been found to be resistant to cyclonic winds of up to 174mph (280kph). It also makes the most of passive solar energy, has a central chimney with a designer open fire and is surprisingly spacious.

Approaching a Domespace home from a distance, you might be forgiven for thinking that you've wandered onto the set of a 1950s B-movie about aliens invading the earth. However, this particular saucer doesn't fly, even in high winds. In tests, the curved structure has been found to stand firm in winds of up to 149 mph (240kph), although one home in Taiwan managed to survive Cyclone Tim's winds of around 174mph in 1994.


http://www.gizmag.co...een-show/16663/
Michael

Life is the poetry of the universe.
Love is the poetry of life.

You do not possess belief... Belief possesses you...

Nuclear is the only real option!
http://www.nuclearsp...hip_menupg.html

Over heard from a three year old, "Daddy why do my toes get sticky when I eat strawberry jam?" :shrug:

Never wrestle a troll. You both get dirty and the troll likes it :doh:

Feel free to visit my You-Tube Channel here.
0

#2 User is offline   Moontanman 

  • HELLO LOW IQ'ERS!
  • View blog
  • View gallery
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 8,392
  • Joined: 12-April 06
  • LocationSouth Eastern North Carolina

Posted 19 October 2010 - 10:42 AM

I want one of those!
Michael

Life is the poetry of the universe.
Love is the poetry of life.

You do not possess belief... Belief possesses you...

Nuclear is the only real option!
http://www.nuclearsp...hip_menupg.html

Over heard from a three year old, "Daddy why do my toes get sticky when I eat strawberry jam?" :shrug:

Never wrestle a troll. You both get dirty and the troll likes it :doh:

Feel free to visit my You-Tube Channel here.
0

#3 User is offline   phision 

  • Thinking
  • PipPipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 96
  • Joined: 10-December 09

Posted 02 May 2013 - 04:57 AM

Nice as this is! I wonder if the upper-level rooms are so spacious and log burner in wooden home, is the stuff my nightmares are made of!
0

Share this topic:


Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users


View our Science Quizzes | Science links. About the Hypography Science Forums

Friends

We recommend these stellar sites:

PC Help Forum

ATL - Atlanta Computer Repair

Health Sphere

Sponsors

Hypography?

Hypography [n.]: A combination of "hyperlink" and "bibliography" - ie, a list of links to electronic documents. Comparable to discography and bibliography, but not cartography.

When we launched in May 2000, we wanted to create a site to share science-related content of all kinds on the web. As time passed, our site turned into a pure science forum with lots of cool people.

So we kept the name Hypography and the cool science forum community - and aim to be a friendly place for discussion of science topics of all kinds.