Can there be 2 stories?
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Is it possible to make 2 floors out of these dome homes? Are there drawbacks? Are there advantages? I suppose the first floor would be a cylinder. There would be rectangles instead of arches on the first floor. That seems weird.
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'Stories' would not be the term I'd use. However, a dome with a 30 foot diameter can easily have a height of 18 or 20 feet in the center. This leaves room for creating lofts.
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What about having a cylinder as a first floor and a dome stacked on top for the second?
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Interesting idea.
Would the benefits of that design be able to justify the loss in structural integrity? Depending on the diameter of the dome , what reinforcements would the 8-10 cylinder walls require in order to safely support the weight of the second story dome?
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@zander My dad said you could have the top of the cylinder cove a little. If you don't trust aircrete to hold the dome up, you can make the cove be made out of concrete and sandwich that with the aircrete dome on top of it. There are ways to improve the structural integrity
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I'm not able to visualize the concept of 'cove the top of the cylinder'. Could you please expound on that a bit? I'm curious but unclear.
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@zander At the top of the cylinder, the block width would be 12 inches instead of 4 or 6. It would stick inside of the dome so you can put a wood floor in between.
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Hello KnowItAllTeen,
Nine years ago I built a 8 meter diameter dome on top of a 220cm cylinder, the cylinder has a ring beam on top & the foundations are reinforced concrete. This dome has a free standing wooden mezzanine / platform. You can see photos of this dome in the showcase section & there is a time lapse video of the build in the
Domes and AirCrete section.
By the way whats your real name?
Wishing you all the best.
Kindly
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@matt-prosser Please to meet you. My name is Eli. Thanks for sharing your dome. I have made some drawings of several. I want to go build and learn at the workshops in a couple years. One I designed I estimate to be 1800sqft dome home and cost $30,000 U.S. This includes structure, aesthetics, finished floor, and utility installment.
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@knowitallteen I think there should be an area on this site where we can share dome plans. Not official blue prints of course. Just basic sketches.
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You are welcome to upload any type of file you want. All are encouraged to upload official blueprints, rough hand sketches, or 3D renderings. This is the area to do that.
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@zander I did not know that. Awesome!
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@knowitallteen I am designing a house that consists of a dome split in two and spread apart by an arch with the same diameter. Basically, it is shaped like an Advil pill.
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@knowitallteen I think it's good, because you have more flat surfaces you can put appliances and furniture against; yet it is still very strong and arrow dynamic.
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This is a dome a designed a couple of days ago. There are 2 floor plans for the first and second floor, one elevation plan, one structural plan for the second floor. It's a standard wooden platform. Only the platform is made out of wood. I try to reduce wood consumption as much as possible, but it is the most economical and practical way to make a second platform. Read the caption on the last page. You can decide if it's funny. I did not draw out the exterior depth of the walls because you don't have to worry about space as much on the outside. But just so you know, the exterior depth of the dome walls is 8in. Interior depth is 4 in. It has roughly 900sqft of living space and according to my estimation, it would cost $15,000 - $20,000.
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I like the Advil concept. It mixes in a bit of straight with all that roundness, creating a balance, with minimal compromise in structural strength. The hand drawings are awesome - a great contribution.
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@knowitallteen What is meant by "exterior depth" and "interior depth"? I only know of one depth that is the same whether viewed from inside or outside? The depth I know of is also called "block thickness" or "wall thickness".
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@zander I am talking about the thickness of the walls.
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@knowitallteen And thank you.
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@knowitallteen The interior walls have a different thickness than the exterior. That is what I am trying to say.
