Sweet Dome Alabama

On a hill, among the rocks and trees, sits a splendid Monolithic Dome home — for sale

Beverly and Kenneth Garcia are selling their Monolithic Dome home, the wonderfully named Sweet Dome Alabama. This amazing house is built on a hillside — 140-feet above the valley floor — on 45 acres surrounded by a forest near New Hope, Alabama. The combination of woodsy interior and tri-dome shape make this home both futuristic and rustic.



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Exploring the Creative Possibilities of Air-formed Construction

Airform for Multiple Oblate Ellipsoid Underground Dome Home

One of the most exciting parts of our work is designing and inflating complex shapes and connectors with Airforms. These flexible, inflatable molds allow us to push the boundaries of architecture—opening up almost limitless possibilities in building design. Recently, we’ve had a blast bringing some truly creative projects to life.

Pushing the Limits: Airform Seam Strength and Concrete Culverts

Test tube-shaped form inflated inside of our manufacturing facility in Italy, TX

Last year, we were asked to help build some forms for a precast culvert system. We were excited to be part of that project, but you have higher pressure requirements in a precast system. These higher requirements forced the question, how much pressure can these forms take?

A Quick Look at Construction of a South Carolina Hoop Dome

A Hoop Dome is a Monolithic Dome constructed with a Transition Ring Airform Membrane.

Monolithic superintendent Javier Figueroa took some great photos during the construction of a ring-beam footing and the attachment and inflation stages of a 55-foot hoop-style Monolithic Dome in South Carolina. Check out this quick photo journal.

Construction Photo Journal of New Two-Story Dome Home in Vermont

Airform inflated for a new two-story dome home in Vermont.

This photo journal depicts the construction of the dome shell for a house we recently completed in Vermont. It is an insider’s tour of the steps to construct a Monolithic Dome home. This home is a two-story dome with a 43-foot diameter. It sits on a 10-foot stemwall and is 25 feet tall in total.