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Old 06-13-2025, 02:31 AM   #1351 (permalink)
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How about two of them with yurt-wall lattice fencing for a [portable] small courtyard.

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Old 06-13-2025, 02:36 AM   #1352 (permalink)
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I was considering the size of a house, not including the backyard and a garage which would also be needed (or at least desirable).
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This was desireable n the 1950s:

Interestingly, DDG finds this picture at this URL, but it's not apparwent there. ??
https://www.tate.org.uk/tate-etc/iss...domes-doomsday

Anyways, The transparent hemisphere comes with a 1U size collection of nested appliances that unfolds onsite.
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This was desireable n the 1950s:

Interestingly, DDG finds this picture at this URL, but it's not apparwent there. ??
https://www.tate.org.uk/tate-etc/iss...domes-doomsday

Anyways, The transparent hemisphere comes with a 1U size collection of nested appliances that unfolds onsite.
Not until effective and affordable window washing robots are available, which might be very soon.
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Washing windows is so last Century.

Now it's a light-valve membrane that sheds dirt automagically.

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Dec 23, 2024 Sustainability Aspects of ETFE. ETFE is an environmentally friendly material that supports sustainable building practices. Low Maintenance: Its smooth surface naturally sheds dirt, especially during rain, reducing the need for regular cleaning.
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It appears to be more than a kitchen..


JACG: this looks like one expensive all in one camping kitchen trailer... wow. By the wood rims, it must be earlier than 1927ish

Pops up and out a century ago.
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Those foldaway extention, covered in canvas, might not be a part of the kitchen...

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