fun tiny domes

[Steven Tyree]

Instant house.  Don't know what they cost:

 

http://intershelter.com/dome.cfm

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[Neal Oldham]

This would go great on that vacant lot I saw in Sunnyvale that was going for $450k ...

[Robert D. Crawford]

Steven Tyree <boatd...@gmail.com> writes:

> Instant house.  Don't know what they cost:

I wish the prices were on the site. Not that I'm in the market, just
curious.

I'd live in them... I've always liked dome houses. I wonder how hard it
would be to connect several together.

rdc
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[Steven Tyree]

Probably not hard to string them together, once you worked out the process.  Might be hard to keep the connections from leaking, though.

[Robert D. Crawford]

Steven Tyree <boatd...@gmail.com> writes:

> Probably not hard to string them together, once you worked out the

> process.  Might be hard to keep the connections from leaking, though.

Pfft. Duct tape and silicone caulk. If that can't seal something it
ain't meant to be sealed.

rdc
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[Steven Tyree]

Domes are notoriously hard to keep leak free.  Plastic is notoriously hard to stick to.  We have both here.  More traditional shapes and materials have redundancy on their side to avoid leakage.

 

Not insurmountable, but worthy of respect.

[Robert D. Crawford]

Steven Tyree <boatd...@gmail.com> writes:

> Domes are notoriously hard to keep leak free.  Plastic is notoriously
> hard to stick to.  We have both here.  More traditional shapes and

> materials have redundancy on their side to avoid leakage.
>
> Not insurmountable, but worthy of respect.

Is this why, in addition to the "But it looks weird" factor, domes are
not more common? I've only seen one "in the wild" in my life... in
Martin, of all places.

rdc
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[Steven Tyree]

Partly.  The other big factor is the lost space when a round shape is chopped up into rooms.  I've done a few, and the results aren't pretty.  Practically all our furniture is rectilinear, too, which further complicates things.

[Robert D. Crawford]

Steven Tyree <boatd...@gmail.com> writes:

> Partly.  The other big factor is the lost space when a round shape is
> chopped up into rooms.  I've done a few, and the results aren't
> pretty. 

Is it common to have really open floor plans. For common area that
seems to me to be the optimal thing. If I remember correctly, the one
in Martin appears to have one larger dome that looks like what would be
common area and one or two smaller domes joined... bedrooms perhaps.

> Practically all our furniture is rectilinear, too, which further
> complicates things.

I've always thought the way to go in a dome would be to build in
everything you can... bookshelves, bed frames, etc. I've wanted to tour
a few to see how people handle it.

If this is too off-topic I can either drop it or we can take it
off-list. I'll be leaving town tomorrow for a week so I don't know if
I'll keep up.

rdc
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