An American designer is producing "Tsunamiball" to protect his life from the tsunami

"Disaster prevention shelter Noah"Soccer ball type residential barrier"I will falsely call youMany evacuation shelters such as "evacuation shelter" were developed, "Why is the underground not proposed before the tsunami criticism?Although discussions such as discussion have also happened, designers living in the United States and California far away are called "Tsunamiball (Tsunami ball)"We are developing an evacuation capsule.

Tsunamiball | Adventures in designing and building a tsunami-proof boat
http://tsunamiball.com/


What we are developing is Chris Robinson, a designer living in Palo Alto.


However, Palo Alto is located in the inland part of California and should be located more than 20 km away from the sea. Why did Chris decide to make Tsunamiball?


What triggered me was the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in 2011. It seems that I came to think about how to protect my family by knowing the situation of the disaster. First of all I came up with "It's a huge ping-pong ball entering every family member."


When I first talked to the acquaintance about this project, I talk with a smile saying "The reaction was terrible (laugh)."


Tom Chudleigh invented what I referred toFree Spirit SpheresYa


Disaster prevention shelter NoahAlso included.


However, Mr. Chris thought that "it is not a sphere but a boat," it was invented "Tsunamiball".


Production started in December 2011.

◆ December 2011
Based on the idea, first check the structure by making a model with cardboard.


◆ March 2012
Next, cut the plywood with a computer controlled CNC machine and make the parts.


Assemble the parts.


This "Tsunamiball" is all made of wood.


Chris said, "It is heavy when made of iron, it is hard to keep daily maintenance, glass fiber (FRP) made certainly is light and durable, but it is manufactured When FRP fiber scatters and affects children's health, so I decided to make it with safe wood, not just a tree, it is made of plywood with 60 thin wood stuck together The strength is also quite high, "he says.

The framework parts of the hull has been made. Pretty huge.


Make some of these parts ......


By sticking together, we will make spherical parts.


The parts were completed. This part is installed in front and behind the hull.


◆ August 2012
We will create the body part separately. A shipyard built in the garden of Chris' s house.


The inside is about the size that people can set up. It is about 6.8 meters in length, about 3.1 meters in width, and about 2.5 meters in height.


◆ February 2013
The framework part is completed. It is installation work of the outer plate from here.


I will superimpose small trees. This work is pretty tough.


It is also sticky to the body part. This part is on a straight line and it seems that it was comparatively easy.


◆ April 2013
Finally I got the outer plate on the half of the hull stuck.


However, to further increase the strength, layers are overlapped.


It is hard to stick to this curved surface.


◆ July 2013
It was completed. However, however, the lower half still leaves the framework bare.


◆ August 2013
Every body, boring on a wheel ...


I turned it over as it was. It took two days to complete this work alone. During work, it seems that it was quite a hard job such as cracking on the scaffold, so on the blog "It's over! It is! Everyone is safe! It is!And the voice of joy.


It seems that this is the current state.


It is said that the schedule is scheduled to be completed by the end of FY 2013. After completion, it is said that the initial test in the pool will be conducted first, and if it does not have a problem, it will carry out durability test on the sea.

Below you can see the presentation by Chris.

Ignite San Francisco 6: Chris Robinson, "Tsunamiball" - Ignite San Francisco
http://ignitesanfrancisco.com/HDaHF/ignite-san-francisco-6-chris-robinson-tsunamiball/