Energy storage (StEnSea) component concept sketch.
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Field Report 2/25/2025
Vehicle Gate 1 performed well during a first wind storm, despite being only partially complete. The only system pause happened when the pivots disengaged from the upper channel due to not having the motors or motor mounts yet installed. dc, Pi-Des, the Bunker studio.
Video: dc update on Primitive Hut system
Primitive Hut + Triage Field
Work continues on the Primitive Hut digital model by X at Pi-Des. Studio is based in Portland, OR and Desert Center, CA.
Triage Field 2.0
X has migrated the data from the tests recently conducted at Desert 1-3. This has led to a new version that hopes to be translatable and scalable. Current design includes an accessible wand controller. An advantage to this new design is Triage Field may be docked at Primitive Hut or may roam to recover aContinue reading “Triage Field 2.0”
hall lighting mockup
Working with a Portland based lighting firm on some custom lights https://currentcollection.com/
Primitive Hut
Starting the de-mountable connection detailing on the Rhino model.
Super Chimney concept
Wind Catcher 2 prototype
dc_us has begun design modeling of a second wind catcher prototype.
Windcatcher 1 by dc_us
First prototype for a windcatcher that captures the prevailing ocean breeze and naturally vents the interior of a room during warm days. An interior partition divides the cool incoming air flow from the warmer exiting air flow.
Pi-Des 