We are working with Behn Samareh to design and build mobile living spaces. This may include residential space for Mars College, as well as small travel trailers like tear-drop trailers or pickup campers. This will take place in Southern California with the workshop either in Niland or Bombay Beach.
We are looking for people who would like to participate. Of particular interest are people knowledgeable in different aspects of digital design and fabrication including digital modelling (CAD) and CNC fabrication, as well as basic wood and metal fabrication
Timeline
We are accepting applications now and will begin the initial design and research phase as soon as we have serious people onboard. Hope is that we will have a good idea about who we want to work with and what we want to build by the beginning of September when we’ll send invitations. We would like people to arrive in early October. Once people are here we will build out the workshop and begin assembling a prototype. Once we are confident we have a viable model, build process and team we can shift into production. We will wind down production and sell whatever trailers we have built in April.
Stages
Online Research - Define the goals for the initial model and choose the platform and parts to use.
Prototype - Pull these pieces together to build a prototype and establish a production process.
Production - Work in a small team to construct high quality trailers over the course of a season.
Money
There’s no cost to participate. Materials and tools will be available to people during the prototype phase. Teams selected to go into production will be given loans to buy materials for the production units. Loans will be repaid upon sale of the units in April with left over money shared between participants. There is no stipend, so ideally participants have money for food and other essentials. If this is an issue let us know in the application.
MARS COLLEGE & CAMILLE MACRAE,
THIS IS HOW I GET AN AIR COMPRESSOR OFF THE ROOF OF *MY HOUSE.*
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I PROPOSE THIS SOLUTION IN RESPONSE TO A PODCAST FEATURING CAMILLE MACRAE AT "MARS COLLEGE", MY OWN 4 TRIPS TO BURNINGMAN, AND THE TWO OR SO YEARS WE SPENT IN A WAREHOUSE WITHOUT A DECENT KITCHEN OR INDEPENDENT POINT OF SALE OR INDEPENDENT SHOWERS AND WASTE TREATMENT WHERE A VARIETY OF PEOPLE SEEMED TO BE LIVING ON A GOVERNMENT HANDOUT OF SOME KIND. I AM ALSO GENERALLY TIRED OF BEING DISAPPOINTED BY: RV'S, DESERT CAMPING, AND WAREHOUSE / ARTIST THINK TANKS, AS WELL AS ALL CITY/STATE/FEDERAL LOW INCOME HOUSING VENTURES. TRY THIS OFF-GRID OPTION WITH ALTERNATE STANDARD CITY UTILITIES INSTEAD:
FOUR FURNITURE UNITS FOR ANY BUILDING (OMNI FURNITURE):
1. VENDING AND FRONT DOOR WITH DRONE ENTRY DOG DOOR ABOVE VENDING MACHINE (AUTO RESTOCK OPTION.)
2. QUEEN MURPHY BED WITH TILT DOWN DESK AS LEGS. AIR CONDITIONING, HEATER, AND HEAT VENT RECOVERY (AIR EXCHANGE) UNIT ABOVE. SHELF OPTION
3. SIT/STAND DESK ON RAILS OVER KITCHEN COUNTERTOP (TOP OPENING DISHWASHER AS SINK, PREP COUNTERTOP, SIDE OPENING FOR MICROWAVE/OVEN/TOASTER. CNC GANTRY PANTRY BELOW (CAN OPERATE IN ANY CNC CAPACITY)
4. SHOWER, TOILET, TOILET COVER, SINK, HEATER, MACERATOR, MIXING VALVE, MIRROR (OPTION FOR TELEVISION BEHIND)
RECONFIGURABLE WITHIN A 20' SHIPPING CONTAINER FOR MULTIPLE LAYOUTS AND UP TO 4 POINTS OF ENTRY (NO EGRESS ISSUES). OTHERWISE - ANY EXISTING FLOORPLAN / WAREHOUSE.
WASTE TREATMENT - TWO MONSTER TRUCK TIRES WITH CIRCULAR PANELS CAPPING THE INSIDE. ONE FECAL MATTER, ONE URINE (REPLACE STANDARD TOILET WITH A CUSTOM TOILET THAT INCLUDES A URINE CATCHMENT AT THE FRONT OF THE BOWL AND TWO SEWER LINE CONNECTIONS. ATTACH EACH WHEEL TO AN AXLE AND A SUPPORT OR THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING OR A FREESTANDING STRUCTURE. MIXES WASTE, EVAPORATE OUT OF CENTER NEAR AXLE WITH A FAN. ADD MESH AT INNER CAP OF FECES WHEEL TO SEPARATE LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS (SOLIDS STAY TOWARDS CENTER, LIQUIDS MOVE TO EXTERIOR FOR EVAPORATION.) ADD RIDGES FOR URINE WHEEL TO INCREASE SURFACE AREA. REQUIRES DIRECT SUN, AND IDEALLY A HEATING ELEMENT. END RESULT - OFFGRID + COMPOST, WITHOUT FLIES OR SMELL (DUCT THE FAN AS PREFERRED.)
MAINTAIN A CITY POINT OF CONNECTION BEFORE EACH TIRE WITH A 3-WAY VALVE, AND A *SECOND* PUMP LINE OUT NEAR THE AXLE TO THE INSIDE LOW POINT OF EACH TIRE FOR WHEN DRAINAGE IS REQUIRED. THE MACERATOR AT THE BATHROOM ASSEMBLY HELPS TO TURN BIG PIECES OF POOP INTO LIQUIFIED POOP THAT SHOULD MULCH BETTER. THAT MEANS - MULTIPLE SCREED SIZES FROM BIG TO SMALL FROM THE CENTER OF THE AXLE AS THE FECES WILL SLIP THROUGH INTO THE WIT OUTER PORTION OF THE TIRE OTHERWISE.
OR - DITCH THE WASTE TREATMENT, AND SELL THESE UNITS AT ANY FURNITURE STORE AS THEY CAN BE INSTALLED IN ANY HOME.
FINAL RESULT:
- QUEEN BED
- KITCHEN
- POINT OF SALE - ATTENDED OR UNATTENDED
- FRONT DOOR
- TWO LARGE DESKS
- HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
- FULL BATHROOM
- CNC MACHINE
RESPECTFULLY,
SCOTT WIDMANN
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