The Roskilde's Beautiful Geodesic Dome Looks Like a Tortoise in a Field

Constructed for the uber-cool Danish festival Roskilde last year, this brilliant geodesic dome is a fantastic mobile design that could be dismantled and relocated elsewhere. The brains behind the project are Danish architect Kristoffer Tejlgaard and who

Geodesic Dome for Roskilde Festival 2011 by Kristoffer Tejlgaard

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Constructed for the uber-cool Danish festival Roskilde last year, this brilliant geodesic dome is a fantastic mobile design that could be dismantled and relocated elsewhere. The brains behind the project are Danish architect Kristoffer Tejlgaard and engineer Henrik Almegaard, who designed the latticed structure as a deconstructable network, perfect for a temporary festival. Assembled from 240 plywood hexagons, light seeps into the structure through hexagonal windows that form a pattern across the pavilion like a tortoise's shell.

Geodesic Dome for Roskilde Festival 2011 by Kristoffer Tejlgaard

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Within the wooden dome the space seems cavernous and airy, and we don't doubt that is was a great place to take a time out from the throngs of crowds.

Within the wooden dome the space seems cavernous and airy.

Geodesic Dome for Roskilde Festival 2011 by Kristoffer Tejlgaard

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Within the wooden dome the space seems cavernous and airy.

It was probably brilliant place to take a time out from the throngs of crowds.

Geodesic Dome for Roskilde Festival 2011 by Kristoffer Tejlgaard

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It was probably brilliant place to take a time out from the throngs of crowds.

Photos of the dome being built give a good idea of how the intersecting shapes were connected.

Geodesic Dome for Roskilde Festival 2011 by Kristoffer Tejlgaard

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Photos of the dome being built give a good idea of how the intersecting shapes were connected.

The team also have a pretty cool video of the whole construction process behind the fantastic structure.

Geodesic Dome for Roskilde Festival 2011 by Kristoffer Tejlgaard

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The team also have a pretty cool video of the whole construction process behind the fantastic structure.

The interior space looks radically different to the outside.

Geodesic Dome for Roskilde Festival 2011 by Kristoffer Tejlgaard

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The interior space looks radically different to the outside.

The shell was entirely built-up out of interlacing hexagon shapes.

Geodesic Dome for Roskilde Festival 2011 by Kristoffer Tejlgaard

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The shell was entirely built-up out of interlacing hexagon shapes.

All in all its a great project and we hope to see it arise again at a future festival.

Geodesic Dome for Roskilde Festival 2011 by Kristoffer Tejlgaard

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All in all its a great project and we hope to see it arise again at a future festival.

The Roskilde’s Beautiful Geodesic Dome Looks Like a Tortoise in a Field

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