We have a GREAT need to have someone who has some vision design a look and feel to an eco-friendly community utilizing EcoShells as the centerpiece.
We built a small village in Indonesia, and while the residents and the community love it, our funders thought that overall, the village looked like "a bunch of igloos".
We have the potential to tap into billions of dollars of funding if we can get past this problem. I look to the Island of Santorini for inspiration, but I am not a designer.
The EcoShell is ultra low-cost and lasts for centuries. They are fireproof and tornado, hurricane and earthquake resistant. We have to keep the costs of construction very low, so the use of the dome shape is essential. But, incorporating verandas, and architectural details should help to make a community beautiful.
to read about the project please see: http://www.dftw.org/projects/newngelepen/final_summary/
for pictures of the project, please see: http://dftw.org/gallery/main.php?g2itemId=1978&g2GALLERYSID=87473075b0db01a64af82cc1c11e76f0
for a little inspiration, see: http://static.monolithic.com/domesinnews/2008/doahpressrelease/index.html
Please contact me if you are interested in helping us out.
Rebecca South, 801-230-5817 rebecca@dftw.org
