There is a tent with a bed inside of it in a room

Problems created by the need for portability seem very constraining,
yet there are a great number of solutions, ranging from tents of various
sorts to large dwellings like those of the Northwest Indians and the over- ’
night Igloo used by Eskimos when hunting. Portability is, of tours::,
affected by the means of transport; the tepee got larger when the hone
became available to help transport it. I will discuss two very different
portable dwellings in order to show the variety of structural solutions
possible.
The most elaborate of all the tents, which are themselves almost a
symbol of portability, is the Mongol Yurt. Each Yurt.ir; used by one family
and is sparsely furnished. Cooking utensils are kept in a gaily painted
wooden chest which doubles as a sideboard for ornaments. Since the
materials available are felt and a small amount of wood, the structural criteria are optimum use of wood and easy portability on horseback. The
solution meets these criteria with walls made up of wooden pantographs
the height of a man. These are very light and compact when closed, but
open up into sizeable panels. A circle is erected, the plan form of which
gives some s t a b i 1 it y against lateral forces (Fig. 5.2). The roof frame,
employing a similar principle, consists of a ring with attached ribs which
can be opened easily and placed on top of the wall, relying on its geome-
try for strength and spanning ability (Fig. 5.3).
The Yurt frame is covered with felt mats which are precut and held
down with a traditional pattern of ropes, assuring that as few ropes as
possible are used; a Yurt can be erected in half an hour. In the summer
one layer of felt and one layer of canvas is used, while in the winter the
number of felt layers may go up to eight. Even during 40” below zero
weather and howling gales, the Yurt remains warm and comfortable.
The dwellings of the Northwest Indians were also portable, but in
a very different way. The

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Problems created by the need for portability seem very constraining , yet there are a great number of solutions , ranging from tents of various sorts to large dwellings like those of the Northwest Indians and the over- ’ night Igloo used by Eskimos when hunting . Portability is , of tours:: , affected by the means of transport ; the tepee got larger when the hone became available to help transport it . I will discuss two very different portable dwellings in order to show the variety of structural solutions possible . The most elaborate of all the tents , which are themselves almost a symbol of portability , is the Mongol Yurt . Each Yurt . ir ; used by one family and is sparsely furnished . Cooking utensils are kept in a gaily painted wooden chest which doubles as a sideboard for ornaments . Since the materials available are felt and a small amount of wood , the structural criteria are optimum use of wood and easy portability on horseback . The solution meets these criteria with walls made up of wooden pantographs the height of a man . These are very light and compact when closed , but open up into sizeable panels . A circle is erected , the plan form of which gives some s t a b i 1 it y against lateral forces (Fig . 5 . 2) . The roof frame , employing a similar principle , consists of a ring with attached ribs which can be opened easily and placed on top of the wall , relying on its geome- try for strength and spanning ability (Fig . 5 . 3) . The Yurt frame is covered with felt mats which are precut and held down with a traditional pattern of ropes , assuring that as few ropes as possible are used ; a Yurt can be erected in half an hour . In the summer one layer of felt and one layer of canvas is used , while in the winter the number of felt layers may go up to eight . Even during 40” below zero weather and howling gales , the Yurt remains warm and comfortable . The dwellings of the Northwest Indians were also portable , but in a very different way . The

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