Geodesic Dome Production

Team Name : Pavilion

Team Leader : Me, Yap Kai Mun ( Architecture )
Team Member :

1) Thoo Hon Kent ( Construction Management )
2) Chan Kam Seng ( Interior Design )
3) Cheah Wai Kin ( Building Technology )
4) Ma Feng Yi ( Planning )

*Team members formed by at least ONE from a different major student. Checked!

Motto : Strive to Be a Better 1.

Intention :

- As stated in our motto “Strive to Be a Better 1” and to create a better dome to prove our extraordinary mindset and to present an outstanding dome identity: PAVILION.
- did come with knowledge which gained by listening to the orders and requirements of lecturer, seeing the examples given on website, and differentiating the required dome we need to build.

Actor :

1) Pavilion Team. (5 members)

2) Mr. Wan Burhanuddin bin Wan Abidin, our lecturer of Human Settlement subject. (He sets the rule in this assignment, assess our product, provided us with examples and details of dome construction) Special thanks to Mr. Wan!

Rule :

The constructed dome must be -

• geodesic
• zero cost
• packaged and prefabricated
• accomodate 5 persons and is carryable by 3 persons
• constructed by own team members only
• showing team identity
• constructed within 30 minutes started from 11:30am till 12pm on 10 September 2008
• its lifespan must be less than 12 months
• independent and not linked to other domes
• The materials using in the construction should be recyclable

Team members should formed by at least one from a different major.

Site :

Source of picture: http://www.hbp.usm.my/1b/RAG132/2008/132-08realconst.htm

The 28th location at the proposed HBP-Minden Valley dome spine.

Act :

With the reference of geodesic dome calculator during researching and group discussion, we have decided to construct a 2V geodesic dome with radius = 1.8 meters using the following recyclable materials:

• Bamboo as framework (could be recycled into the forms of beautiful furniture such as bamboo photo frame, bamboo-bath-set, bamboo flooring, bamboo glass, bamboo fence and so on) - cut from the bamboo site near the USM sport storeroom.
• Plastic rope as connector (could be recycled for binding, tying and furniture)
• Black plastic bags as dome's coat (could be recycled as garbage bags and other domestic usages). - donated and sponsored by seniors and kind villagers.

*Zero cost and recyclable materials. Checked!

Firstly, we cut the bamboo sticks into smaller parts by ourselves and using the specified measurement calculated by the dome calculator.

After that, we drill a small hole at each side of the small bamboo sticks to allow the plastic rope as connector with other sticks through the small holes.

Then, all the small bamboo sticks will be formed into six pentagons.

Next, the frame structures are covered by using plastic bags as the coat of our dome.

Finaly, the practical construction of our dome’s skeleton structure is completed.

* The dome can accomodate 5 persons. Checked!

On the Domes Day, our team did work hard to erect the dome planned on the correct site in the given time right after the team photo registration.

Source of picture: http://www.hbp.usm.my/1b/RAG132/2008/domeregist.htm

* The prefabricated dome packages are carryable by 3 persons. Checked!

*An independent dome is constructed by own team members. Checked!

Product :

-A geodesic dome which is outstanding of its big interior space just like a real pavilion. The black color of our dome’s coat is representing a restful place in the dome is provided. Black absorbs all aspects of light which represents the inner power and possiblity of each of us. The reusable material used is showing that our dome is an environmental friendly and it is a better one for human being to stay in.

* Dome constructed shows our team identity. Checked!

- Team report.

- We did strive for the better one as stated in our motto.

P/S: Some of the photoes and information might be similar among my team members.