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Steve’s Thailand Dome Home

2018 Trinity

In 2011 I had a wonderful visit with my friend Hajjar Gibran. For years he has inspired me with his creative ideas. This time he was building domes at his retreat center in northeast Thailand. He and his wife offered me a spot on their mango farm to build my own dome. With Hajjar’s guidance and design ideas, along with my own, and his son-in-law Tao’s masonry skills, I had my dome home up and painted in six weeks. The cost for the basic structure was under $6000. It took…

Kasita | Tiny Smart Home

2017 Trinity

The Ultimate User Experience Kasita has outsized functionality in an undersized footprint. From ceiling to floor, every last cubic inch is designed to maximize the home dweller’s experience. The result: an exceptional small home that contains everything you need and nothing you don’t. The Smartest Home Your Kasita comes seamlessly integrated with the latest smart home tech. From the lights to the built-in speakers, the overhead fan to the thermostat, your Kasita’s devices are ready to work together to enhance your life. Housing for All With its compact footprint and…

HOW TO BUILD AN A-FRAME

20162016 Trinity

HOW TO BUILD AN A-FRAME Framing, in construction, is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure support and shape.[1] Framing materials are usually wood,engineered wood, or structural steel. Building framing is divided into two broad categories,[2] heavy-frame construction (heavy framing) if the vertical supports are few and heavy such as in timber framing, pole building framing, or steel framing or many and smaller called light-frame construction (light framing) including balloon, platform and light-steel framing. Light-frame construction using standardized dimensional lumber has become the dominant construction method in North…