From Dream to Reality: Crafting a Geodesic Dome Home

The year was 1973.

Michael was 14 years old and living in Campbellton, Ontario.

It was there he saw a his first dome and fell in love with these structures.

It had a monolithic polyurethane exterior and white in colour.

The interior had a very large central fireplace. It heated the water. It also warmed the two tie-dyed hippies that lived in there.

47 years later, his lifelong dream of building his own dome home began.

It started with an idea and the 3D Modelling Program – SketchUp.

August 21st, 2024 - East Hants, Nova Scotia - Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome - Michael crawling up to start sawing a piece of 2x10 — August 21st, 2024 – Michael crawling up to start sawing a piece of 2×10

Spring of 2020 – Conceptional Ideas Come to Life on SketchUp

Original Design of our 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome — Original Design

During the spring of 2020 Michael purchased the 3D Modelling Program SketchUp and began designing our 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Dome.

Because of post-COVID inflation rates we are not building the annex and main dome (dome to the left). We have chosen to build the garage and workshop section of the original design, with a studio apartment above to call home.

Two years after he started putting his ideas into 3D form, construction begins with Michael as the one man general contractor.

Michael has designed, researched, organized, is building, crafting, assembling, painting, etc.. almost every aspect of our dome.

We hope you enjoy this blog series.

If you have questions or wish to contact us, do so in the comment section of the blog.

Stephanie & Michael

Construction Timeline

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Construction Begins

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Rustproofing & Color Coding Hub Sets & The Origin Registration Tool

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Steps – Installing Under-slab Plumbing to Final Pouring of Slab

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Concrete Wedges For Foundation Hubs & Family Help

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Bolting Lower Struts To Hubs, Raising First Triangles & Installing Hub Sets

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – November, 2023 – Building the Dome Structure

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Winter – 2023/2024 – Building Of The Dome Structure Continues

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Spring – 2024 – Framing Trapezoids

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Spring – 2024 – Drone Photos Of Penny Lane

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Landscaping & Sheathing & Window Framing

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Construction Of The North Entrance Portico

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Applying The Elastomeric Membrane

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Progress From January To June 2025

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – The Painting Progress

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