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I lived in a dome in the 70s in the mountains in CO (yes I'm that old) - it had a half loft and sat on a four foot wall: the point of the wall being so cabinets would fit in the kitchen. It was 39 foot diameter. It was really easy to heat with wood. You could whisper into one wall and hear it on the other wall. We had skylights in the panels so there was plenty of light. It was very cool on summer days. The temperature was very stable, the most stable one I've ever lived in year round. I would never use the insulating foam at this point, but perhaps they have new products that are not so toxic. I am sure that one could create a similar environment with a traditional home. Domes are hard to finance and therefore hard to sell. "Nonconforming" etc.

I grew up in a dome house in the mountains of CO too. My parents built a three story behemoth. It wasn't at all energy efficient and quite impossible to heat. The entire ceiling was open to the rest of the house, so sound travelled quickly and easily. Though unique, it was impossible to stay warm and get any privacy in that house.

Oh my gosh! I knew what this house was before I even scrolled halfway down the picture! This house was an amazing and magical part of my childhood and I grew up DETERMINED to have a domed home. As an adult I was educating myself on energy efficient buidling design and felt like I won the freaking lottery when dome structures were mentioned...Childhood fantasy here I come!!

Thanks for the nostalgic heart-string-puller, sarahrae!

(and, no, I never had the guts to go up to the door...)

I guess there are a lot of dome houses in CO. I didn't live in one, but my mother in law did for a while. And my Aunt and Uncle did in Louisiana. I remember both complaining about furniture placement and the difficulty of finding curtains that would fit on the strange shape windows.

There's a rustic dome in Porter Beach, In. Or was anyway - haven't been on that road in a while. I wish they'd bring back the foam houses that were built then, which would be great with our new foam technology.

I live about 15 min. from this house! Have always been intrigued by it when I pass it!

An old family friend built his own dome house in Shasta CA. It's a wonderful home - cozy, beautiful, and the giant triangle windows forming a circle frame a perfect view of meadows, forests and the mountain. Seems like it's a great place for a single person or couple, but I can't imagine more people than that living in such a small, open space.

"Where would you put the head of your bed in a round room?"

I live in a round building too - The rooms inside aren't round, they're pie-shaped.

BTW - The head of the bed goes against a wall...

I live in the Kansas City area and have driven by this house many times and would love to see some pictures of the inside. I always wondered how many levels this house was!

*stare* Wow. Is that a house or a dome telescope? XD