Monday, April 14, 2008

[papercreters] Re: Exploring the possibilities

Mikey, Robert,

I am traveling and can't respond at length but I wanted to say
thanks alot for the info. This is great stuff! I am ready to get my
hands dirty. Jason

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Merrill"
<robertmerrill1953@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hey Jason;
>
> Down Mexico way it is no secret that the GURU of arch and dome
is Steve
> Kornher at "FLYING CONCRETE". He is without a doubt the master of
mortar
> configurement and because he already lives there could be of help
in
> many ways!? GOOGLE "Flying Concrete" to see some of the worlds'
finest
> free-flowing architecture.
>
> Take Care................. Bob
> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "jasonfitz321" <jasonfitz321@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello. I just joined after spending half the day looking at as
much as
> > I could about papercrete. I am a missionary in the mountains of
> Mexico.
> > This year I plan to build a base for agricultural training,
missionary
> > outreach, assisting the poor and the sick. I wanted to bounce
off some
> > ideas off you all to see if I could do something creative and
> > economical. I need to build a small meeting area of about 40 x
60ft.
> > and along the sides have side by side dormitories. I want to use
a
> roof
> > that is not tin because I want it to look indigenous. I am not
sure if
> > a dome could spread a 50ft. radius with just papercrete blocks?
I need
> > to learn the paper adobe as well to give the outside a natural
look. I
> > am probably out of my league to try to build a huge structure
but I
> > wanted to put it out there. I seen the domes at Eves Garden but
they
> > appear to be at max maybe 25 ft.? It looks like he is just
curving the
> > blocks and then adding stucco. Good day, Jason
> >
>

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