The Captaincy of the ”Dymaxegrity” – “Bucky” Fuller | Interactive Architecture Lab
The [pre-production] Dymaxion house shipped in the cylinder on the left. Site prep consisted of a single, central pier and a ring of tie-downs. Every piece was light enough to be carried by one person.
A modern reinterpretation might use a
Foundation Frame™* for the pier and ETFE pillows on a conduit frame.
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*for a vertex zenith dome. They support 5000lb each, so for a 10,000lb structure go edge zentih with two Foundation Frame piers.