Tuesday, 15 October 2013

The Mountain Shack

Have you ever wanted to live on a mountain?  Are you too lazy to actually set up camp?  If you answered any of these questions with yes, this tech is perfect for you!  Malgorzata Blachnicka and Michal Holcer have created a new way to live in the wilderness (more specifically, on top of a mountain).  This shack is named "Huba", and it is entirely self-sufficient.

This concept allows the high-tech shack to be directly air dropped on top of a mountain.  The main reason this shack actually needs to be at least 1,000m above sea level is because of a wind turbine attached to the chimney.  This turbine would collect winds that could reach 30m/s, which would be sufficient to power up the heat and light.  The unique roof tiles could collect rainfall, where it will be dispersed in a tank and then filtered.  This concept is very unique, and it has no apparent right-angles in the design.  While it probably won't be affordable to the common man, the rich sure do have a neat mountain shack!

- Robert

Information and images from: http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/you-can-airdrop-mountain-high-tech-shack?dom=PSC&loc=recent&lnk=8&con=you-can-airdrop-onto-a-mountain-in-this-hightech-shack
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  1. Anonymous17 October 2013 at 08:39

    Pretty cool idea, however its' still only a concept...they haven't fully developed it yet. It seems really energy efficient,and I think once they finalize the design it will become quite popular (hopefully they will lower the price).

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  2. Unknown17 October 2013 at 09:18

    The self-sustain system is nice and it would be very useful in places that are far away but still have electricity and light. But how can they get food when they're that high up the mountain.

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