Design Features
The five petals harvest rain water, storing it in ten translucent tubes in the middle of the building arranged as a shower room. The stamen, anthers and stigmas are symbolized in the energy tower, as the photovoltaic and vertical wind turbine systems for generating electrical power, and the communication dishes and venting devices.

Prefabrication of the fifteen wall frames, the kitchen and bath areas and the energy tower takes place off site, perhaps accomplished through an environmental building program at a local university. On site, the bamboo frame is formed from recently harvested, green local material. When the bamboo and wall frames are in place, the fabric roof is fabricated with the domestic hot water heating tubes attached.