H13

Inventors, family, variations

• http://hexayurt.com
• Vinay Gupta invented the basic shape for regular hexayurts and a number of variations. Public domain.
• http://vinay.howtolivewiki.com/blog/other/the-new-hexayurts-2044 Public domain. Scott Davis http://ohyah.ca/category/projects/hexayurt/ and Dylan Toymaker http://dylantoymaker.net/toybox/about/ The H13 solves one of the oldest quirks of the hexayurt design – how do you get a full height door way? Scott took a creative leap, switched around a couple of triangles, and came up with a design which for just one additional sheet of plywood gets you a structure with a full 8′ entry-way, much more interior walkable space, and (frankly) a much better over-all aesthetic. http://dylantoymaker.net/toybox/2010/10/20/hexayurt/ Really a fantastic piece of work, and I suspect it will become a very common hexayurt in years to come. I’m very grateful to Scott and Dylan for placing their work into the public domain along side all the other hexayurts, for everyone to use.
• @gelada + dodgydesic
• Also show how halves on the side create a different shape with the same volume, only flatter.

How to build it

Paper models

• http://twitpic.com/3soycb Printable template for a h13. It's symetrical except for the small tabs.
• http://twitpic.com/3sowpc Inside view of half a h13, with unglued template before it.

Standing room

Regular hexayurts are built with 12 panels: one for each of the 6 walls, and one (cut through the diagonal to make triangles) for each of the parts of the roof. If the panels are 4' x 8', then the roofs go from 4' to XXX. Height of human adults is between 5' and 6', so standing room is XXX% of the floor.

The H13 uses 13 panels, and standing room is increased http://twitpic.com/3t4dwn H14, which uses 14 panels, has even more standing room.