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Copper Dome House is a “Puzzling” Garden Home

11/09/2010
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    You can tell at first glance that the Dome House is not a typical home. Its rounded form and ultra modern materials give it a delightful and unusual appeal. But upon further inspection, this garden home in the suburbs of Melbourne is utterly one of a kind. You see, <a href="http://www.mcbridecharlesryan.com.au/#/projects/dome-house/">McBride Charles Ryan</a>, the architects that designed the residence, wanted it to be "like a giant puzzle whose components ranged from the large to the infinitesimally small." They then removed some of those pieces to leave blank spaces, resulting in a home that is truly more than the sum of its parts - especially because it also incorporates some smart water and <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/energy">energy saving</a> techniques.  
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    The design concept of Dome House was to take a copper sphere, bury it in the ground and divvy it up into many varied slices.
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    Then some fragments were removed while others remained so that the house could open up in the middle creating a unique and intimate relationship with the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/gardening">garden</a>.
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    "This strategy, though conceptually simple, had a limitless and joyous experiential complexity," <a href="http://www.mcbridecharlesryan.com.au/#/projects/dome-house/">write the architects</a> of the design.
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    "Such complexity was rigorously informed by the geometry of the sphere."
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    And the home is as efficient as it is unique.
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    Rainwater is collected from the copper clad roof by hidden gutters and is stored in rainwater tanks.
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    The house also utilizes a solar hot <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/water">water </a>system, a drip garden watering system and double glazing to minimize <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/energy">energy</a> usage.
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    The architects have also taken special care to make sure all of these green features are concealed so that they don't take away from the house's visual appeal.
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    The Dome House under construction.
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    One of the Dome House's spacious bathrooms.
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You can tell at first glance that the Dome House is not a typical home. Its rounded form and ultra modern materials give it a delightful and unusual appeal. But upon further inspection, this garden home in the suburbs of Melbourne is utterly one of a kind. You see, McBride Charles Ryan, the architects that designed the residence, wanted it to be "like a giant puzzle whose components ranged from the large to the infinitesimally small." They then removed some of those pieces to leave blank spaces, resulting in a home that is truly more than the sum of its parts - especially because it also incorporates some smart water and energy saving techniques.  

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