Beyond
I've written this plan for the version of my idea that I consider most achievable.
But what if someday it gains some hope of expanding?
If I can someday afford a permanent space, on land that I own...
Then the Starlingship can grow into something many times bigger.
What would it become if I had all the resources I want?
Here's an attempt at exploring my ultimate dream for the Starlingship. Scroll down to read it, or just continue to the next page!
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Building
If the Starlingship is going to be a permanent building, and I get to decide what kind...
It has to be a concrete dome. Nothing else is that durable, energy-efficient, AND cool-looking.
And I would want to live in that same dome, right beside my business.
Or at least in a house nearby, with the dome as an adjacent building on the same land.
https://monolithicdome.com/ is a website that provides resources for building these.
A Whole City
In the most basic version of this scenario, it's just one shelf of apartments.
But if it weren't constrained by travel...
If the Starlingship had a whole building, or even just a whole permanent room to be in...
If I had the funds to commission cubes from not just a few artists, but hundreds...
How much more could we accomplish together?
I picture a room ringed by walls of apartments, the center full of potted trees and comfy chairs.
You could walk around the outside of the whole complex-- then go in to see the open sides of the apartments, looking out on their beautiful garden courtyard.
You could spend a day in the courtyard. Whole families and groups of friends could hang out there.
Reserve it for parties. Invite local musicians in to play.
Or just relax and read.
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