#Geodesic dome

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Geodesic dome by Buckminster Fuller, 1974.

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Here’s something different, and I kinda like it. It’s technically a geodesic dome home, but it’s unique b/c it’s not all dome- the dome is just on the top. Built in 1982, its a smaller home with just 1bd. and 2 ba. in Los Angeles, California and is listed for $1.725M.

Spiral stairs go from the ground floor to the dome at the top.

The main living space is in the lower part of the house, which isn’t actually part of the dome. It has an industrial vibe goin’ on a touch of brutalism.

The kitchen is in the front of the house under the windows. I like the shiny counters and table. 

The spiral staircase continues up to the dome.

Nice bath for the main living space.

Isn’t this the prettiest dome? I’ve never seen a colorful one like this, and it houses the bedroom.

It’s spacious and has room for a sitting area.

A home office is in a smaller dome. I wonder if this could be a 2nd bd. 

Even the gardens are on levels.

Large outdoor dining space. Look at the big deck that is on the bedroom level.

The grounds are very nice.

Quite a spacey 2 car garage too, looks like it has a custom made Plexiglas door. I like this house a lot.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2538-Sundown-Dr-Los-Angeles-CA-90065/20759393_zpid/

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Strange things seen on evening walks in Toronto

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Dome Sweet Dome

Don't forget there is also a video that shows you the entirety of this very unique location!!

https://youtu.be/kuhg83VrQb4

And finally in today's post we will be taking a look at the second floor, the outbuildings as well as a few close-up photos of this unique location!

In this week's post we will be exploring a geodesic dome house that has been sitting abandoned for about 10 years.

The first geodesic dome was designed after World War I by Walter Bauersfield who was the chief engineer at Carl Zeiss Jena, to build a planetarium.  But in 1946 Richard Buckminster Fuller coined the term "geodesic".  Using triangular shapes it is an extremely strong, light and efficient way of enclosing space.

Geodesic domes have mostly been created for specialised uses such as the 21 Distant Early Warning Line domes built in Canada in 1956.  While most of those domes are now gone or destroyed the design can still be seen today in more well known places such as Spaceship Earth at Epcot built in 1982, Science World in Vancouver built for Expo '86, The Climatron greenhouse at Missouri Botanical Gardens built in 1960 or even the Montreal Biosphere built for Expo '67.

Dome homes have been less successful than their commercial counterparts mostly because of their complexity and greater construction costs.  In 1986, a patent for a dome construction technique involving polystyrene triangles laminated to reinforced concrete on the outside, and wallboard on the inside was awarded to American Ingenuity of Rockledge, Florida.  This technique allowed homes to be prefabricated and assembled from a kit purchased by a homeowner.  It appears as though this particular dome used a similar technique.

Although using geodesic domes for houses never really took off, they seem to have had a bit of a resurgence in popularity when it comes to vacation homes in areas of great natural beauty.  These structures are built more like tents and often have large swathes of windows for extraordinary views of the surrounding landscapes.

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drop city, 1970s.

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oklahoma city. december 2021

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Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, near Anderson, Denali Borough, Alaska. Photo by Gregory Sims.

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Have the lunar lander dwelling cleaned and ready for Jannis and his crew from Galileo television show.

Jannis will spend the night so I expect some amazing television from that.

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Ideas and Integrities by Buckminster Fuller.

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Three men in spacesuits tending to the flowers in a geodesic dome of atmosphere on the moon.