Kevin Dickey recently shared the story of his Dome with us:
We live out on an island (Orcas) … a trek for anyone. At present, the shelter dome is our guest spot and my office/studio. I finished construction on our house last December — the dome, a bath-house and a kitchen shack was our 2 year solution while building.
Pacific Domes is proud to be a part of the recently published Sustainable Homes by Pilar Chueca. The book documents dozens of beautiful and simple examples of sustainable architecture. It serves as an up-to-date resource on the current state of sustainable design.
The book provides a story of a family from Ojai, California who live in the 44 foot dome. They are able to integrate themselves in the surrounding landscape and easily customize their home to suite their life-style. They enjoy maximum living space without any internal supports.
The dome is also well insulated with a rubberized paint which also deflects UV rays in the summer months, keeping the dome comfortable year round. Pieces of the dome were able to be peeled back in order to take in the natural beauty of the California coast. The family also added room separations to provide their ten-year-old sun with privacy when desired.
Aside from the minimal phisical environmental impact of the dome, It also provides a reduction in energy consumption. Almost all the energy usd by the home comes from solar panels. We are honored that Sustainable Homes chose to feature us excited that more people are learning about the many reasons to consider making a dome their home.
Here’s a really unique idea for a geodesic dome! One of our clients purchased a 15 ft. dome frame for an art project that was installed in Dawson City, located in Canada’s Yukon territory. The concept was to create a storytelling tent that looks like a woman’s dress. The artist made her own fabric cover for the dome and then built a torso to put on top of it. She erected the tent beside the Yukon River and calls it “The River Bride.” Inside, she has created an unusual atmosphere where she performs for children and adults from the local area. One of the dome’s features that she enjoys most is its appearance at night when lit from within. She hopes to see it really glow under the Northern Lights. This photo was taken during a very bright full moon in December. If you’d like to see more photos of the project, please click on the following links: dome; dome set up; river bride; dome front; inside; storytelling.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2008
Pacific Domes recently sponsored a four-member golf team and donated the rental of a 20 ft. dome, valued at $4,100, for a local charity event. The 6th annual Open Hands Open Hearts Golf Tournament, which took place in Medford, Oregon, was organized by a prominent area hospital.
Proceeds were used to provide medical and financial support to a non-profit hospital in Papua, New Guinea where the population is struggling with an exploding HIV epidemic. The country is in much need of assistance due to its limited financial resources, and medical aid from foreign governments and individual donors continues to bring some relief for dealing with its health care challenges.
Pacific Domes Golf Team
The donation from Pacific Domes is part of the company’s ongoing effort to provide for those in need. According to founder and president Asha Deliverance, “We are one global family, all colors, all races. One world united. We stand for peace and the healing of our planet Earth, peace for all nations, peace for our communities, and peace within ourselves. As we care for all people across the world, we recognize unity in the midst of diversity. Through compassion and love we hold the power to transform our world.”
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
The Buckminster Fuller Institute has announced the call for entries to the 2009 Buckminster Fuller Challenge. This is a contest that was created to find solutions to humanity’s most pressing problems. The challenge offers an annual $100,000 prize program to support the development and implementation of the winning idea.
Our world is currently faced with many tough challenges. According to Elizabeth Thompson, Executive Director of the Buckminster Fuller Institute, “We’re looking for comprehensive anticipatory design solutions that address multiple problems without creating new ones down the road – integrated strategies dealing with key social, economic, environmental, and cultural issues.”
The deadline for entries is midnight EDT on November 7th, 2008. For more information visit http://challenge.bfi.org/.
JUNE 23, 2008
Fast Company Magazine recently featured an article about our sister company Obscura Digital. This award-winning business magazine, in their own words, “Illuminates the evolution of business through a unique focus on the most creative individuals in the marketplace.” The article is called “Obscura Digital’s High Def Projections” and you can read it online by clicking here.
MAY 2, 2008
The Buckminster Fuller Institute has announced that Comprehensive Design for a Carbon Neutral World: The Challenge of Appalachia submitted by Dr. John Todd was selected as the winnter of the 2008 Buckminster Fuller Challenge. The winner will receive his prize at a press conference and conferring ceremony in New York City on June 23rd.
In addition to selecting the winner, two runners-up were also identified for their innovative work. The Barefoot College submitted by Bunker Roy was the first runner-up and Promoting Biogas and Training Bedouin Women submitted by Kevin Leopold was the second runner-up.
Each year a distinguished jury will award a single $100,000 prize to support the development and implementation of a solution that has significant potential to solve humanity’s most pressing problems in the shortest possible time while enhancing the Earth’s ecological integrity. For more information about The Buckminster Fuller Challenge visit http://challenge.bfi.org.
FEBRUARY 24-28, 2008
Pacific Domes was at the Catersource 2008 Event Solutions Idea Factory trade show in February. This show, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, was another opportunity for us to present our trend-setting product.
We set up a 24 ft. Dome, that was furnished with our custom designed “Spacebar,” to show how our product creates cutting-edge events.
JANUARY 24-27, 2008
The cocktail reception, for the 2008 International Aid + Trade Event, was held inside a 44 ft. Pacific Dome at the PALEXPO in Geneva, Switzerland. It was a huge hit and it gave attendees a unique place to unwind, enjoy a drink, and interact with other members of the humanitarian community. Aid + Trade is an international platform that creates partnerships between aid agencies, UN organizations, business and government with the goal of providing coordinated relief to people in disaster areas all over the world.
JANUARY 16-18, 2008
Booth #249 was very popular this year at the Special Event Trade Show in Atlanta. It was where Pacific Domes was exhibiting a 20 ft. Event Dome that featured a powder-coated frame, a Rola-trac floor system and a custom designed “Spacebar.”
We had great results, including positive feedback from a number of people from the East Coast who had never seen or been in one of our domes before. We expect that this will generate more business in that part of the country. We were even voted “Best in Show” by an association in Las Vegas!
