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Dome houses are a relatively new word in construction, quickly gaining popularity due to the use of an unconventional shape for the house.
The construction of prefabricated domed houses is known and in demand all over the world. Today, such a house is no longer just about following fashion or a race for originality, but also about the desire to obtain the most rational and economical home as a result of construction. Some experts call dome structures a variant of eco-houses.
Features of domed houses: pros and cons of the design
The construction of domed houses, long customary and familiar to craftsmen in the West, is gradually becoming fashionable in our country. Attractive appearance, non-trivial design, environmental friendliness and ergonomics make such homes desirable for that category of people who not only fashion trends, but also strives to be in harmony with nature.
ADVICE! Those who like to stand out from the crowd, who do not want to spend a lot of money on finishing the house, can solve the problem by choosing a domed structure instead of a standard rectangular house.
Among the obvious advantages of houses with geodesic domes, the following should be highlighted:
- Saving building materials to build a house of a similar area by more than 1/5. A lightweight structure does not require an overly reliable and strong foundation and powerful construction equipment. The construction of domed houses is a fairly quick process: to build a small house, 5 days and one builder are enough.
- The process of assembling and dismantling a domed house is simple and does not require special skills. Some types of lightweight frame structures suitable even for transportation outside the city: for example, while hiking with friends.
- The dome structure is comfortable for living : air does not stagnate in it, and the significantly smaller surface area significantly reduces the amount of noise penetrating inside.
- The versatility of the structure allows it to fit into anylandscape and choose a place at any area. In addition, to ready home easy to install additional rooms the same shape.
- Despite the outward frivolity, domed dwellings are extremely durable and reliable . Even domed houses made of polystyrene foam are much more stable than rectangular structures made of brick and stone: they are not afraid of winds, earthquakes and even snow drifts (1 sq.m. of a domed roof can withstand more than 600 kg of snow).
- A domed house is an ideal option for living: Bright, with a rational layout and sufficient sound insulation, attractive in appearance and practical in terms of using free space.
- The dome structure is energy efficient: less heat loss, reduced energy requirements for heating, as well as a comfortable temperature throughout the entire room - all this makes such a house as practical as possible.
FACT! The dome structure is ideal option for installation solar panels and use of others alternative sources energy.
Such a home has much fewer disadvantages: the most notable are the difficulty with windows (there is a need to find more expensive solutions), as well as certain problems with the choice of furniture. In addition, a domed house will require a larger plot than the traditional version.
From birth, a person is surrounded by rectangular buildings, all furniture and appliances are designed for installation in rooms with straight walls, and the very shape of a domed dwelling seems frivolous and even funny to many. But these difficulties are quite easy to cope with: the form may seem not funny, but modern and creative, and the furniture and household appliances fit organically into the interior of a “round” house.
The home offers breathtaking views of the Partington Ridge.
And Pacific Ocean(photo: inhabitat.com)
Sometimes we get so caught up in new sustainable home designs in Japan or Scandinavia that we forget to give credit to the original masters of sustainable architecture of the past. For example, remember Mickey Muennig, who in 1976 designed the magnificent glass house "Greenhouse", which is located in California. The reason for this small house- circle, which was preferable for distant ancestors, simple building materials. And most importantly, it offers breathtaking views of the Partington Ridge mountain range and the Pacific Ocean, reports inhabitat.com.
Mickey Moening notes on his website that "architecture is more than housing, it is a constant and universal mystery to its inhabitants." This, of course, applies to the Greenhouse building, located in the little popular Big Sur area on the central coast of California.
Using stones, wood and others natural materials, a master of organic design has designed a fantasy home that creates an instant connection between the occupant and the breathtaking landscape. The suspended bed under and the space around it is heated by a glass roof, and the hole in the dome serves as natural ventilation. Is it possible to dream of something more?
“Hertefölger” in Norwegian means “one who follows his heart.” And Hertefölger already definitely lives by this principle. After all, only a very special force can motivate a person to move to live in a remote area of the Arctic circle. That's exactly what a Norwegian family of six did in December 2013.
They built a three-story solar geodesic dome 8 meters high with 5 rooms on the Norwegian island of Sandhorn, located 1000 kilometers north of Oslo. For those who don't know, a geodesic dome is a hemispherical structure made up of a complex pattern of triangles. Their dome is made from a variety of organic materials, including sand, water and clay. And the shape of the dome retains heat well for its inhabitants and protects them from strong winds and snowfall typical for the region. It also shelters the garden area where the Hertefölgers grow fruits and vegetables. The glass dome gives panoramic view to the natural beauty that surrounds it, and also allows the family to admire the beautiful images of the Northern Lights.
“The feeling you get when you walk into ours sets it apart from all other houses. - says Ingrid Hertefölger. - The atmosphere is completely unique. The house is peaceful. You can almost hear this calmness.”
All of this is the reward for following your heart.
The dome is 8 meters high, three floors, five bedrooms, and two restrooms 
The used material is used to fertilize plants. The family also composts leftover food and uses clean, biodegradable household products. 
The dome offers beautiful views of the surrounding virgin nature and allows you to watch the northern lights 
The Hertefölgers plan to organize workshops, courses, tours and concerts in their ecological home. There are also plans to build additional domes for yoga classes and summer camps. 
More about the Hertefölger family in the video:
According to materials.
First, let's go 30 years ago, to the small town of Winooski, in the American northeast. Its population - only a little more than 6 thousand people - suffers from completely “Russian” weather. However, by Russian standards this is not even a city; it should be populated by at least 12 thousand people.
In winter, the temperature here drops below 20 degrees, and, apparently, the cold, unusual for almost the rest of America, forced its residents in 1979 to think about covering the entire settlement with a huge hood. A cap that will preserve expensive in winter heat and will significantly save on energy. In those years, the world was gripped by another fuel crisis, oil prices were high and the project did not look at all ridiculous.
As you might guess, it was not implemented after all. But today, when oil prices, even after collapsing, remain high, when the whole world is looking for ways to save expensive energy, the idea is again gaining relevance. After all, the heat stored under the hood is also an opportunity to grow useful crops all year round.
And if car travel inside the canopy is prohibited (which is not at all a burden for a tiny town), there is no need to clear the snow, then the load that the small town creates on the surrounding nature will decrease even more noticeably. Sounds pretty attractive, right?
Back in 1979, even corresponding calculations were made for the town of Winooski. They showed that the average household could cut heating costs tenfold. The project at that time was a transparent dome, which at its highest point would reach 76 m - for small houses Winooski, the tallest of which has 11 floors, is quite enough.
Inside the dome, any travel on vehicles with internal combustion engines was supposed to be prohibited; in extreme cases, public means of transport with electric motors were offered to replace them. Fresh air would be driven inside by huge fans, at the same time heating or cooling to the required temperature.
Despite all the attractiveness, the support of the overwhelming majority of the population and even the world-famous architect Buckminster Fuller, the dome was not erected - perhaps now it’s time to turn again to this fantastic and promising project.