Skysteading: How to build a flying city

I am building a city in the sky; it floats thanks to hot air balloons and hydrogen. The main issue I have is how to make it grow, as this is not some kind of giant structure to start, it is a small(ish) structure that is supposed to grow as the economy grows and more people want to join for whatever reasons.

So I want a "basic unit" to which more can be added with time. Obviously, any space filling honeycomb will do, if this was the only requirement. The problem is that I want the habitat to grow as well, but that is to be concentrated in the lower center of the structure while the floating structure grows more rapidly since it is so much larger.

So what I need is a space filling solid from which tie cables can be hanged that align with the rest of the honeycomb toward a certain point to keep the structure rigid. Alternatively, any other modular system that remains rigid when weight is added to the same point will do.

posted almost 5 years ago

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