40 dome concepts, each sized to about a 30 m² floor (roughly 6.2 m across), shown with people for scale. Four are foamcrete (marked in orange). Materials range from foamcrete, timber, bamboo and earth to hemp, mycelium and steel with ETFE. Concept renders, generated for the tool library and makerspace resilience story. Click any image for full size. Open the interactive 3D Geodesic Dome Lab →
Foamcrete01 Monolitha seamless monolithic foamcrete (foamed concrete) dome, smooth warm-grey shell with a fine porous texture, round porthole windows and a deep arched en…Foamcrete02 Clustera cluster of three linked foamcrete dome pods joined by short vaulted tunnels, pale sand-coloured cast foamcrete with a matte lime-wash finish, oculus…Foamcrete03 Storma heavy foamcrete storm-shelter dome standing firm in a violent coastal storm at dusk, rain lashing, waves breaking behind, warm light glowing from it…Foamcrete04 Sprayeda foamcrete dome under construction, workers spraying foamed concrete over an inflated airform membrane, half the shell finished and textured, the oth…Geo 2V Timbera 2V geodesic dome of exposed laminated timber struts with chunky 3D-printed hubs, triangular glass panels, on a Kingsland street corner lot, neighbou…Geo 3V Glassa 3V geodesic glass greenhouse dome glowing at night in a community garden, plants and fairy lights inside, people gathered at long tables, steam on t…Geo 4V Steel Etfea 4V geodesic steel-frame dome clad in inflated ETFE cushions that shimmer with iridescence, on a waterfront wharf at blue hour, harbour lights reflec…Bamboo Domea hand-lashed bamboo geodesic dome with natural rope joints and a translucent canvas skin, in a native bush clearing with tree ferns, dappled light, a…Earthbag Superadobea superadobe earthbag dome with coiled earth-filled tubes and a clay-plaster finish, recycled-glass bottle windows glowing amber, on a rural hillside …Rammed Earth Domea rammed-earth dome with striated ochre and red earth layers, a timber-framed round door, set into a terraced food garden, morning mist.…Hempcrete Domea hempcrete dome with a textured natural lime render and a green sedum living roof crown, solar tiles on the north face, a calm suburban backyard.…Cob Sculpteda hand-sculpted cob dome with organic curving walls, mosaic tiles and a wooden shingle cap, children's handprints in the plaster, a playful community …Zome Zonohedrona zome (zonohedral dome) with diamond-shaped facets of copper-clad panels and skylights, crisp modern geometry, on a rooftop above Auckland's CBD at g…Tensegrity Domea tensegrity dome of floating steel struts held by steel cables, a taut membrane skin, appearing weightless, lit dramatically at night on a park lawn.…Airform Inflatablean inflatable airform dome event pavilion, translucent white skin glowing from inside with coloured light, a crowd silhouetted inside at a night festi…Laser Cut Ply Huba laser-cut plywood panel dome assembled from interlocking flat-pack panels with visible finger joints and CNC-cut patterns, inside a makerspace yard,…Gridshell Timbera timber gridshell dome of bent green-oak laths forming a woven lattice, a flowing organic silhouette, on a coastal headland, wind in the grass.…Living Sod Roofan earth-sheltered dome with a thick living sod roof of native grasses, a stone-faced entry, half sunk into a hillside, sheep grazing above, misty mor…Mycelium Panela dome of grown mycelium composite panels with soft fungal textures, between a hexagonal timber frame, a biotech community lab setting, cool clean lig…Ferrocementa thin-shell ferrocement dome with a smooth cream finish and a scalloped edge, elegant minimal, on a black volcanic sand beach at dawn.…Papercretea papercrete dome with a textured fibrous grey shell painted with bright murals by local artists, in an urban community lot, string lights, evening.…Fuller Aluminiuma Buckminster Fuller-inspired anodised aluminium geodesic dome, polished triangular skin panels reflecting the sky, a retro-futurist science centre on…Oculus Lanterna dome with a large open oculus, a shaft of light falling on a central round fire pit, people seated on circular benches inside, a meditative atmosphe…Tool Library Domea dome that is a community TOOL LIBRARY: interior view, curved walls lined with pegboard and shelves of drills, saws, sanders and clamps, a lending de…Makerspace Interiorinterior of a dome MAKERSPACE: 3D printers, a laser cutter, a robot arm and sewing machines under a geodesic ceiling, makers working at benches, glowi…Raising Daycommunity BUILD DAY: dozens of neighbours raising a geodesic dome frame together, lifting triangular panels into place, ropes and ladders, a celebrato…Aerial Villagean aerial drone view of a resilient dome village of about twelve small domes of mixed materials arranged around a shared green, vegetable gardens and …Rooftop Poda single small geodesic pod dome on an inner-city apartment rooftop garden, city lights at night, a person reading inside under a warm lamp.…Snow Alpinea geodesic timber dome in alpine snow near Queenstown, snow-covered mountains and a lake behind, warm interior light, smoke from a flue, twilight.…Night Lantern Foresta translucent polycarbonate dome glowing like a lantern deep in a dark native forest at night, fireflies and tree ferns, a lone figure approaching.…Cutaway Sectiona technical cutaway render of a geodesic dome showing its triangulated frame, insulation layers, foundations and interior fit-out, clean studio lighti…Flood Resiliencea raised geodesic dome on stilts above floodwater in an Auckland street after a storm, neighbours passing supplies from a boat, rain clearing, hopeful…Foamcrete05 Desert Dawntwin foamcrete domes with rust-red pigmented shells in an outback-style dry landscape at dawn, long shadows, a water tank and solar array, a dusty tra…Expedition Campan expedition camp of lightweight carbon-strut geodesic domes on a high tussock plateau under a vast star-filled night sky, the Milky Way overhead, he…Canyon River Domea timber geodesic dome perched on a rock ledge above a turquoise river gorge, a suspension bridge leading to it, adventurers crossing, epic scale.…Volcano Rima steel and glass geodesic observatory dome on the rim of a dormant volcano at sunrise, mist filling the crater, a small group watching the light.…Beach Surf Domea weathered timber and canvas dome at the edge of a wild west-coast surf beach, black sand, driftwood, surfboards stacked, sea spray and late sun.…Forest Canopya geodesic dome suspended in the canopy of giant native kauri trees, connected by rope bridges, lanterns glowing at dusk, adventure-film framing.…Market Festivala night market festival of colourful fabric-skinned domes, food stalls, music and string lights, crowds of silhouetted people, warm celebratory mood.…Island Outposta lone resilient dome outpost on a small rocky island in a stormy grey sea, a supply boat approaching through the swell, a lighthouse beam, cinematic.…
