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Building Domes Print E-mail


It took 7 months from conception to creation - from a sleepless night of inspiration and its manifestation just before the summer's festivals.
The new Dome we created prooved not only a challenge in terms of its engineering but certainly also in terms of persistence needed to conclude its creation under such a tight schedule.

First plans were drawn up and materials discussed, sizes decided and models drawn, companies called up and quotes asked for. And finally, after our structural engineers came back about 5 weeks before the Glastonbury festival with the anticipated thumbs up - all clear - we got the ball rolling. It was then only 2 1/2 weeks before the first use that we assembled all the metal parts on site in Glastonbury where we also cut to size all the plastic panels needed for the coverage...



here you can see all 740 struts fresh from the manufacturer



in order to not loose track they needed cleaning and labelling



not an easy task



here our outdoor workshop from afar



the first rotation completed - what a great feeling



second round



looking neat



and before long



we were nearing completion of the frame



a few more pieces and...





finished - what a relief



and hard work



so next challenge - plastic panels - all cut to size - more than 400 of them



easy to get confused



but we ultimately managed



with a little help - overall we use more than 2500 washers and rings to hold the panels in place



beautiful light reflection on the new panels



working from dawn til dusk



with a team of monkeys



from undeneath and above



the skin grows



until finally



the creation is complete

and the best thing - it is totally waterproof!
As this is a brand new system of coverage we were until the end not 100% sure - phew

so this one out of the way - who knows what we are going to be up to next...

back to 2005









 
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