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The largest monolithic dome in the world is the home of Faith Chapel Christian Center in Birmingham, Alabama, which is 72 feet (22 m) tall, and 280 feet (85 m) in diameter. [2] Inside is a floor area of 74,500 square feet (6,920 m 2 ) in two levels.
A zome is a building designed using geometries different from of a series of rectangular boxes, used in a typical house or building. [1] The word zome was coined in 1968 by Nooruddeen Durkee (then Steve Durkee), combining the words dome and zonohedron. [2] One of the earliest models became a large climbing structure at the Lama Foundation ...
The Xanadu Houses were a series of experimental homes built to showcase examples of computers and automation in the home in the United States. The architectural project began in 1979, and during the early 1980s three houses were built in different parts of the United States: one each in Kissimmee , Florida ; Wisconsin Dells , Wisconsin ; and ...
The first Eco-dôme was completed in 2017. “It was a 775-square-feet house in a rural area near Rabat, the Moroccan capital, built for a client that uses it as a holiday house,” Ouazri says.
A monolithic dome 1005 Ariola Drive, Pensacola Beach, Florida, after Hurricane Dennis in 2005. The physical geometry of a building affects its aerodynamic properties and how well it can withstand a storm. Geodesic dome roofs or buildings have low drag coefficients and can withstand higher wind forces than a square building of the same area.
This geodesic dome outside Adel includes a spiral staircase, writer's nest, visits from local wildlife, and plenty of windows. A rare geodesic dome home for sale near Adel is ready to inspire new ...
Shells may be cast in place, or pre-cast off site and moved into place and assembled. The strongest form of shell is the monolithic shell, which is cast as a single unit. The most common monolithic form is the dome, but ellipsoids and cylinders (resembling concrete Quonset huts / Nissen huts) are also possible using similar construction methods.
The Cape Romano Dome House was a structure consisting of six dome-shaped modules on stilts, originally built on an islet located approximately 300 feet (91 m) offshore from Cape Romano Island, south of Marco Island, in the Ten Thousand Islands of Collier County, Florida. Cape Romano Dome house was built in 1982 by retired independent oil ...