Inspiration is the spark we pass from one to another...
...but'would all be for naught were it not for our friends.
The Crystal Chalet with 3D printed model. |
Design model of the Crystal Chalet |
The floor tiling pattern |
The Zonotopia Crew 2013 |
A 5" tall 3-D print of the final design. This model proved to be a valuable reference on the playa. |
A skewed rhombic box. |
A hexahedral box with decorative panel, triangular vertical members and base skirt parts meeting for the first time. |
Awesome placement |
The beginning of our zonohedral floor |
Floor and base skirt in place. |
Floor, skirt and base parts laid out. |
Zonotopian Nettie putting the first panel in place. |
And only 119 left to go. |
The two DayStar Zomes are built nearby. |
The assembly moves quickly and we are overhead in no time. |
And the DayStars are done. |
Reaching the tops of the first chamber. |
Sunset on Friday our first build day. |
Taking a break for dinner. Both chambers will be finished before the end of the workday. |
Morning of Day Two. The Chambers are complete. Now to connect them and head for the sky. |
Vertical panels with beveled support beams are installed. |
Pro-Tip: To look important at a job site, point at things. |
Chris and Miloh wearing sensible headgear. |
Master Zome Builder Megan Stevens. |
Installing ground anchors. |
Piece by piece and part by part the Quasicrystalline Zome rises. |
Zonotopians Steph and Val hand cutting translucent panels for our lighting effects. |
Zonotopians Patricia Humming Bee and Ana prepare lunch. |
A welcome break with good food and good friends. |
Val became quite adept at the pneumatic stapler. |
We worked past midnight Saturday night until 3am Sunday morning. Finally all of the vertical walls were complete. |
At the beginning of the Day Sunday only the spirallohedral top remains. |
Sunday and the home stretch. |
Rob and Megan |
Around and around, like clock-work. Twelve panels per ring except for the top in which there are six. |
The Zonotopia job site early Sunday afternoon. |
I take a break in the muggy heat of the day. |
Little Birdy installs the LED strips which will bring the panels to life at night. |
Hoodie and I look towards our Ultimate Destination. |
More pointing at things. |
Zonotopians Garrett and Chris wiring our lighting effects. |
Final painting is happening. |
Patricia Humming Bee and Chris K. Palmer's art sculpture, The Zomphalo is prepared for installation. |
The excitement is growing as everyone is in the zone, working hard to make great progress during our final hours before Burning Man starts. |
Near sunset I check the ease of exterior climb-ability before the translucent windows were inserted. |
And meanwhile, across the playa The original Zonotopia Zome is assembled for the 10th time as an Esplanade Art Piece holding court for our good friends at Bubbles and Bass. |
In the darkness, laptop aglow, Miloh hacks into the twelfth dimension and brings the Three Hearts of the Zomphalo to life. |
Darkness fell quickly as Hoodie and I began the final push. |
There is no small amount of anxiety as I went up. |
It was undeniably precarious, yet I felt solid 100% of the time and never had even a single bobble. I'm pretty happy about those 10 years of hard Trad climbing in Yosemite I have under my belt. |
Around and around and panel by panel the opening closed above me. |
For two and one half hours I didn't come down. |
I was starting to get tired but in my hands was the Last Panel at last. |
Near the end it was eerily quiet and I looked down to see an audience of over 30 people all sitting and laying back watching my high wire circus act. |
And I popped it in. |
And at midnight Sunday we are done! This is to my knowledge the first Spirallohedral pavilion ever constructed. |
And at 12:30am Monday morning we greet the first of thousands of beautiful guests. Zonotopia and the Quasicrystalline Conjunction is officially open! Let the week of magic begin! |
There's much, much more to be said and shown and many expressions of gratitude and credit to be written. Coming here within another day to two - rb |