A Big Mom-and-Pop Project: The Pember Dome Home

The Pembers’ Monolithic Dome Dream Home — Ida and Dale combined know-how they gained in a Monolithic Workshop with years of construction experience to personally do the shell construction and finishing. That grew into a 4-year project.

The Pembers’ Monolithic Dome Dream Home — Ida and Dale combined know-how they gained in a Monolithic Workshop with years of construction experience to personally do the shell construction and finishing. That grew into a 4-year project.

An Orion in Winter — The Pembers decided on an Orion, a Monolithic Dome style fashioned with straight walls or panels joined into a circle and topped by a dome.

An Orion in Winter — The Pembers decided on an Orion, a Monolithic Dome style fashioned with straight walls or panels joined into a circle and topped by a dome.

Cozy Master Bath — It includes a spacious, sit-down shower. The dome maintains a consistent temperature that never varies more than a degree.

Cozy Master Bath — It includes a spacious, sit-down shower. The dome maintains a consistent temperature that never varies more than a degree.

Kitchen — Like the rest of this dome-home, this kitchen sports a beautifully stained and stamped concrete floor.

Kitchen — Like the rest of this dome-home, this kitchen sports a beautifully stained and stamped concrete floor.