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i-Dome Homes put the "dome" in "domestic bliss"

By Rain Noe - August 13, 2008

in Object Culture

This is pretty radical: An eco-friendly dome house concept that doesn't even mention Buckminster Fuller's name. Available in Japan for prices starting at $41,000, the polystyrene houses can be built from five basic components and are designed to resist earthquakes and typhoons. Check out the vid:

And look how quickly they go up!

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unknown

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All you need now is a teletubby outfit!!
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adhack

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polystyrene is really nasty stuff, so not sure how eco it really is. polystyrene never breaks down.
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minhloc

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cool !
reminds me of eggs packaging,
so dwellers should be well protected right ?

and no reasons to mention Buckminster Fuller, these are hemispheres, not geodesic spheres.
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Sam Eav

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Hey, isn't this from Dragonballs? Goku would be proud, sweet.
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