Internal Logic

Rest stop:
The rest stop I designed is pneumatic, consisting of a double layer semitransparent textile membrane. This would allow some light to enter the space, while still serving primarily as a shade structure. The inner and outer membranes are connected by a system of anchors, and the structure would be inflated by a pneumatic air generator. The base is comprised of a series of rigid plastic panels that are folded out and then connected to the inflated structure. The driving force of the design was transport, so that the rest stop can be completely deflated, folded flat, and shipped to another area. I also took into consideration ease of installation, as it can be inflated in approximately twenty minutes, and with four or five people, the entire installation can be set up in under two hours.

Staib reading:
In the 1950's, Buckminster Fuller created a series of geodesic domes, the most popular of these being the US Pavilion for the World Expo in Montreal. The basis for his design was a double layer structural system, with the inner layer composed of rods in a hexagonal arrangement, and the outer layer consisting of triangles. The external skin was made of acrylic glass panels, and Fuller envisioned it to be an artificially air-conditioned environment. The main intent for the structure was the conservation of space. The idea was to enclose a maximum amount of space using a minimum of material.