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File:HobbitHouseWales.jpg| The Hobbit House, Wales built by Simon Dale as an environmental project.
File:HobbitHouseWales.jpg| The Hobbit House, Wales built by Simon Dale as an environmental project.
File:TheDome-Tatsfield.jpg|The Dome, Tatsfield, Kent - a four bedroom family house built under a geodesic domed roof in 1986.
File:TheDome-Tatsfield.jpg|The Dome, Tatsfield, Kent - a four bedroom family house built under a geodesic domed roof in 1986.
File:TheDomeHouse.jpg|The Dome House 2011, built by owner Robert Gaukroger and his family and featured in C4’s Grand Designs.
File:Bubblehouse2-cardinFrance.jpg| Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Théoule-sur-Mer, France designed by Hungarian architect Antti Lovag  
File:Bubblehouse2-cardinFrance.jpg| Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Théoule-sur-Mer, France designed by Hungarian architect Antti Lovag  
File:DomeHouse-MarcoIsland.jpg|The Dome House of Marco Island, Cape Romano, Florida built in 1980 had the Island underneath it washed away by Hurricane Andrew and Irma leaving it unsafe and abandoned.
File:DomeHouse-MarcoIsland.jpg|The Dome House of Marco Island, Cape Romano, Florida built in 1980 had the Island underneath it washed away by Hurricane Andrew and Irma leaving it unsafe and abandoned.
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File:FlintstoneHouse-SanFrancisco.jpeg|The Flintstones House, San Francisco, California built by architect William Nicholson In the 1970s for a tech-industry family.
File:FlintstoneHouse-SanFrancisco.jpeg|The Flintstones House, San Francisco, California built by architect William Nicholson In the 1970s for a tech-industry family.
File:PensacolaDome-Florida.jpeg|Dome beach house in Pensacola,Florida.
File:PensacolaDome-Florida.jpeg|Dome beach house in Pensacola,Florida.
File:TheDomeHouse.jpg|The Dome House 2011, built by owner Robert Gaukroger and his family and featured in C4’s Grand Designs.
File:IslaPlayaDeCleopatra-Turkey.jpeg|Eco-home built for Naomi Campbell on Isla Playa De Cleopatra in Turkey by architect Luis de Garrido.
File:IslaPlayaDeCleopatra-Turkey.jpeg|Eco-home built for Naomi Campbell on Isla Playa De Cleopatra in Turkey by architect Luis de Garrido.
File:FloatingIslands-FrenchPolynesia.jpeg|‘Floating Island’ Houses to be built by the Seasteading Institute on French Polynesia
File:FloatingIslands-FrenchPolynesia.jpeg|‘Floating Island’ Houses to be built by the Seasteading Institute on French Polynesia

Revision as of 19:26, 25 August 2020

Here at Chimni we are happy to admit that very little about this page makes sense. That is not to say it is not important. The characteristic of being round is not necessarily one that has had an important impact on the history of housing development. It is also a difficult category to break down into sub-groups although many of them do fall into the slightly broad category of Homes Of The Future and quite a few also appear in the Moving Or Floating Homes category. For our Wiki we have adopted that 'domed' and 'spherical' has the same meaning.


Dome Shaped Houses

A specific subset of 'round' houses, the Dome is surprising common for futuristic and concept housing shapes but actual residential domes are relatively unusual because of the cost and difficulty of construction.

  • The Japan Dome House - a prefabricated concept home by i-Home.

    The Japan Dome House - a prefabricated concept home by i-Home.

  • The 'Xanadu' Concept Houses made of polyurethane foam at Kissimmee, Kentucky

    The 'Xanadu' Concept Houses made of polyurethane foam at Kissimmee, Kentucky

  • The Hobbit House, Wales built by Simon Dale as an environmental project.

    The Hobbit House, Wales built by Simon Dale as an environmental project.

  • The Dome, Tatsfield, Kent - a four bedroom family house built under a geodesic domed roof in 1986.

    The Dome, Tatsfield, Kent - a four bedroom family house built under a geodesic domed roof in 1986.

  • Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Théoule-sur-Mer, France designed by Hungarian architect Antti Lovag

    Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Théoule-sur-Mer, France designed by Hungarian architect Antti Lovag

  • The Dome House of Marco Island, Cape Romano, Florida built in 1980 had the Island underneath it washed away by Hurricane Andrew and Irma leaving it unsafe and abandoned.

    The Dome House of Marco Island, Cape Romano, Florida built in 1980 had the Island underneath it washed away by Hurricane Andrew and Irma leaving it unsafe and abandoned.

  • The Graham Birchall ‘Bubble House’ Built in the 1980s in Karalee Queensland, Australia.

    The Graham Birchall ‘Bubble House’ Built in the 1980s in Karalee Queensland, Australia.

  • Eye Of The Storm, Sullivan Island, SouthCarolina. Also known as the Star Wars House.

    Eye Of The Storm, Sullivan Island, SouthCarolina. Also known as the Star Wars House.

  • ‘MaisonBarnard’, South of France by Hungarian architect Antti Lovag..

    ‘MaisonBarnard’, South of France by Hungarian architect Antti Lovag..

  • ‘The Boob House’, 16 Whitfield Street, Lancelin, W Australia

    ‘The Boob House’, 16 Whitfield Street, Lancelin, W Australia

  • The Flintstones House, San Francisco, California built by architect William Nicholson In the 1970s for a tech-industry family.

    The Flintstones House, San Francisco, California built by architect William Nicholson In the 1970s for a tech-industry family.

  • Dome beach house in Pensacola,Florida.

    Dome beach house in Pensacola,Florida.

  • The Dome House 2011, built by owner Robert Gaukroger and his family and featured in C4’s Grand Designs.

    The Dome House 2011, built by owner Robert Gaukroger and his family and featured in C4’s Grand Designs.

  • Eco-home built for Naomi Campbell on Isla Playa De Cleopatra in Turkey by architect Luis de Garrido.

    Eco-home built for Naomi Campbell on Isla Playa De Cleopatra in Turkey by architect Luis de Garrido.

  • ‘Floating Island’ Houses to be built by the Seasteading Institute on French Polynesia

    ‘Floating Island’ Houses to be built by the Seasteading Institute on French Polynesia


Spherical Houses

There is little rhyme or reason to this selection

  • The aluminium 'Dymaxion House' designed in the 1920s by Buckminster Fuller. It was intended as a sustainable, affordable mass production home.

    The aluminium 'Dymaxion House' designed in the 1920s by Buckminster Fuller. It was intended as a sustainable, affordable mass production home.

  • Kugelhaus, A concept house by inventor Johan Lodowici from 1960.

    Kugelhaus, A concept house by inventor Johan Lodowici from 1960.

  • The Futuro House designed in 1968 by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen.

    The Futuro House designed in 1968 by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen.

  • ‘Projekt Rondo’, 1966-67, a fiberglass pre-fabicated house by swiss architects Casoni & Casoni Architekten for the 1969 Exposition à la foire Suisse de Bâle

    ‘Projekt Rondo’, 1966-67, a fiberglass pre-fabicated house by swiss architects Casoni & Casoni Architekten for the 1969 Exposition à la foire Suisse de Bâle

  • ‘Bolwoningen’ or ‘Bulb Houses’ Netherlands by Dutch artist and sculptor Dries Kreijkamp

    ‘Bolwoningen’ or ‘Bulb Houses’ Netherlands by Dutch artist and sculptor Dries Kreijkamp

Dome & Sphere Houses in Film, TV & Media

  • The dome cityscape in Logan’s Run.

    The dome cityscape in Logan’s Run.

  • Luke Skywalker's boyhood home on Tatooine

    Luke Skywalker's boyhood home on Tatooine

  • 'The House You'll Live In In 1989' Illustrated by Gurney Miller in Mechanix Illustrated 1957

    'The House You'll Live In In 1989' Illustrated by Gurney Miller in Mechanix Illustrated 1957

  • A'Future Home' illustrated by the Belgian chocolate company Albion in the 1950 for collectors cards given away in chocolate boxes

    A'Future Home' illustrated by the Belgian chocolate company Albion in the 1950 for collectors cards given away in chocolate boxes

Other Round Homes

There is little rhyme or reason to this selection

  • The converted Alliance Gasometer Apartments in Dublin.

    The converted Alliance Gasometer Apartments in Dublin.

  • The now abandoned San-Zhr Pod or 'UFO' Houses in Sanzhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

    The now abandoned San-Zhr Pod or 'UFO' Houses in Sanzhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

  • The NLA Tower. A block of flats in Croydon by Seifert & Partners

    The NLA Tower. A block of flats in Croydon by Seifert & Partners

  • The notorious ‘Ponte City Appartments’ Berea, Johannesburg

    The notorious ‘Ponte City Appartments’ Berea, Johannesburg

  • The Bublik building, Moscow was constructed in 1972 by Soviet architect Eugene Stamo and engineer Aleksandr Markelov as athletes housing for the 1980 Olympics.

    The Bublik building, Moscow was constructed in 1972 by Soviet architect Eugene Stamo and engineer Aleksandr Markelov as athletes housing for the 1980 Olympics.

  • Cité de l'Abreuvoir 1964. A ‘garden-city’ development of social housing at Bobigny, France by architect Emile Aillard.

    Cité de l'Abreuvoir 1964. A ‘garden-city’ development of social housing at Bobigny, France by architect Emile Aillard.

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    The Créteil Cabbages or “Choux de Créteil" at Créteil, France are social housing towers built during the 1970s by architect Gérard Grandval.

  • Lai Tak Tsuen is a public housing estate at Tai Hang, Hong Kong. Built in 1975, it is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong

    Lai Tak Tsuen is a public housing estate at Tai Hang, Hong Kong. Built in 1975, it is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong

See Also In Chimni

ChimniWiki Round Houses

ChimniWiki Homes Of The Future

ChimniWiki Underground Homes

ChimniWiki 'Moderne' Houses

Other Interesting Web Sites

http://www.arts.ac.uk/csm/about-csm/futuro-house/

http://www.futurohouse.co.uk/about.html

https://twitter.com/o_houses

https://twitter.com/o_houses/status/566717111624826880/photo/1

https://twitter.com/o_houses

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/portable-globe-house-for-well-rounded-living/

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/21/us/domes-at-uc-davis-counterculture-spirit-thrives.html?smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

https://roundhouses.wordpress.com/

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/inside-timothy-oultons-dome-home/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&utm_content=dc9Noh&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter#!dc9Noh


http://blog.modernmechanix.com/your-own-inflatable-dome-make-it-from-a-kit/#more

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/prefabricated-house-for-defense-needs/#more

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/jackie-gleasons-round-house/

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/orange-peel-house-for-campers-fits-on-small-trailer/ (also in moving homes)

Books We Liked

Refurbishment Projects

https://www.behance.net/gallery/4146459/Refurbishment-of-a-1930s-House-Dublin

References

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