Dymaxion House

1. Dymaxion House - Innovative House Of The Future

Dymaxion House Innovative House Of The
Future
Abaturova Viktoria
AI-24-02

2. A Simple Explanation

It could be made in a
factory, sent anywhere,
and put together easily

3. History

• 1928–1930: First version
completed
• 1945–1946: Army update, two
test houses
• 1948: Wichita House —
family home until 1970s

4. The Dymaxion House – Fuller’s Vision

• Hexagonal, 100 sq.
meters, storm-proof
• Hung from central
pole, not walls
• Aluminum frame:
strong, light, efficient

5. Special Features

• Rainwater collection tank
• Compost toilet
• Natural heating and cooling
• Copper bubble bathroom
• Fine mist shower

6. Criticism

• One-size-fits-all, ignored local
climates.
• No full Dymaxion
Houses were ever built.
• Influenced modern prefab
and eco-design

7. Today

8. Information Sources

• https://www.archdaily.com/401528/ad-classics-the-dymaxion-house-buckminsterfuller
• http://web.archive.org/web/20090416134505/http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/studio
s/s97/burns/p_fullerd.html
• http://www.bfi.org/about-fuller/big-ideas/dymaxion-world/dymaxion-bathroom
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090115004344/http://blackmountaincollege.org/c
ontent/view/45/60/

9. My Contacts

Abaturova Viktoria
E-mail: torri2200@yandex.ru
Tel.: +7 (950) 051 15-76