Originally posted on sciy.org by Ron Anastasia on Sat 20 Jan 2007 05:33 PM PST
Imagine a bunch of these hanging at Auroville! ...
420 Horne Lake Rd. Qualicum, British Columbia, Canada, V9K 1Z7
Phone Home/Mobile: (250) 757-9445 / (250) 927-2525 Tom@freespiritspheres.com
Habitat for the Un-Tamed Spirit
| Uses for these durable Spheres are limited only by ones imagination. Healing, meditation, photography, canopy research, leisure and game watching are just some of the things you could do. Spheres can be hung from the trees as shown or from any other solid objects like buildings or rock faces. A web of rope is connected to any strong points available. This replaces the foundation of a conventional building. A suspended tree house uses the forest for its foundation. The occupants have a vested interest in the health of the grove. The supporting web also mirrors our connectedness to our surroundings. Each sphere has four attachments on top and another four anchor points on the bottom. Each attachment is strong enough to carry the entire sphere and contents. Wood spheres are made of two laminations of wood strips over laminated wood frames. The outside is then finished and covered with clear fiberglass. The result is a beautiful and very tough skin. Fiberglass shells are also available. The skins are waterproof and strong enough to take the impacts that come with life in a dynamic environment such as the forest. The structural integrity of a sphere and the ability to move and absorb shock loads combine to produce a robust accommodation package. |
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Uses for these
durable Spheres are limited only by ones
imagination. Healing, meditation, photography, canopy research,
leisure and game watching are just some of the things you could do. Spheres can be hung from the trees as
shown or from any other solid objects like buildings or rock
faces. A web of rope is connected to any strong points
available. This replaces the foundation of a conventional
building. A suspended tree house uses the forest for its
foundation. The occupants have a vested interest in the health of
the grove. The supporting web also mirrors our connectedness to
our surroundings. Each sphere has four attachments on top and another four anchor points on the bottom. Each
attachment is strong enough to carry the entire
sphere and contents. Wood spheres are made of two laminations of wood strips over laminated wood frames. The outside is then finished and covered with clear fiberglass. The result is a beautiful and very tough skin. Fiberglass shells are also available. The skins are waterproof and strong enough to take the impacts that come with life in a dynamic environment such as the forest. The structural integrity of a sphere and the ability to move and absorb shock loads combine to produce a robust accommodation package. |
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| Free Spirit Spheres were featured on the Discovery Channel's Daily
Planet. Click on the link to Daily Planet and watch the telecast entitled: "Living like the Ewoks" |
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