Do the competitors need to use only one tree trunk to fix their house to, or can they use more than one tree? Or can we just design based on a coconut tree which will be planted on a site we choose?
You can definitely use more than one coconut tree. You decide how many and we will transplant to design, takes 3 months to establish, they will be living trees you should design them for 20 to 30′ height and about 10″ to 15″ in diameter. How are structural wood members attached to each other and to tree trunk? Do you expect competitors to resolve details or to come up with ideas for the house? Do details need to be shown on the drawings? In the official announcement it says “all connections to a tree must be in the form of a stainless steel sleeve…..” Can you explain more what is this sleeve like To attach to a tree an “Artificial limb” (or resting on a real limb as well) can be inserted into the tree, it is stainless steel about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and about 25 inch long, the first half with threaded screw goes into the tree, then a 3 inch disk seals the wound and the beam rest on the protruding 12 inch. For coconut trees you should use a collar as the fiber is totally differen
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- Do the competitors need to use only one tree trunk to fix their house to, or can they use more than one tree? Or can we just design based on a coconut tree which will be planted on a site we choose?
- What is the maximum projection from the tree trunk to edge of house? In other words how far can the house extend from the tree trunk?
- What is a coconut palm?
