How to Get Involved in Conic Shelters

Conic Shelters are an experimental structural concept that are being developed and refined all the time by fishrock studios in collaboration with other designers and builders. To date approximately 30 full-scale Conic Shelters of one type or another have been constructed. You can participate in this process in several different ways.

As the inventor and an advocate for Conic Shelters I make available existing construction methods, designs and processes to designers and builders in a variety of ways:

Construction Manual and Design Kit (cost: $100 USD)
For $100 (USD) I will ship you a copy of the umbraCone Construction Manual - a 65 page step-by-step construction manual for building the single cone "Umbra Cone" design. In addition I will ship you the 20 page mulitConic Design Kit, a guide to building multi-Conic models (to any scale) and incorporating any multi-conic geometry. With these two manuals you can evaluate Conic Shelters and determine if this building process is suitable for your project. If you decide to join the Beta Program (see below) and you already have these two booklets then the Beta Program cost is reduced by $100.

Beta Program Membership (cost $500 USD)
Membership in the Conic Shelter Beta Program is available for a flat fee of $500 flat fee. It gives you access to existing Conic Shelter construction plans and manuals (including the two mentioned above) and serves as the foundation of a dialog between you and me with regard to your specific Conic Shelter application. The Beta Program is suggested for those who are close to actually building a Conic Shelter and those who want to start creating detailed finish designs.

On-going Consulting Services (cost variable)
I will also consult, create custom designs, prepare construction drawings, and work with your architect, engineer or other designers to help you create the ultimate Conic Shelter design for your application. Fees for consulting services are variable and depend on travel distance and other factors. Call me directly to discuss this option (707 896 1010 USA).

If you would like to discuss the above options or others ways of getting involved in Conic Shelters please contact me directly at 707 884 1769 or email: chuck@fishrock.com.

Help make Conics a viable alternative to conventional structures, and one that works for people who want to participate in making global lack of shelter a thing of the past.

Chuck Henderson
Inventor - Conic Shelter