Tiny House is a Super Efficient Monolithic Dome 

"Tornado proof, earthquake proof, and probably....child proof."🤔😂 That was hilarious. Seriously great video thank you!!!

Its basically an efficiency. One big room with a kitchen and a bathroom. Its cute for one person or a couple maybe.

This would be nice for seniors with low income. I could see these as a little community. There could be one or two units that are shared for laundry facilities. I like the idea of creating small communities.

Great affordable home for college kids or single couple's that want to save up to buy a home.

If You've Ever Experienced Homelessness You Would Greatly Appreciate This Place 🙄 A Warm Roof Over Your Head a Place To Cook Your Food and Bathe and Rest. It's Basic Living 🙂 But Really That's All We Need.

Friends owned a dome that I had an opportunity to stay in for a few weeks. Their dome was built differently. The dome sat on 4' tall risers so standard furniture placed against the wall was not an issue. Also it had a very nice loft. Several room additions were 'mini' domes. The dome was located in California and survived several earthquakes with nothing more than a few minor cracks in drywall joints.

If i had no where to go, i would appreciate this

I absolutely love it. It's absolutely adorable. Whoever designed them very intelligent. Simply and safe.

Keep in mind, what you showed was a studio apartment. Studio apartments, by definition, don't have separate bedrooms. They're designed for one person to live in, not for a family with small kids. If you go on their website, you'll see that this particular model is designed to be rented by the week for people who, for whatever reason, can't come up with the first month/last month/one-month deposit most "real" apartments require. While you may be able to rent a motel room per week for that price, the motel owner is not likely to provide the references you need when getting a better place to live; and when you're looking for a job it doesn't help when your mailing address is "Outcrop Motel Room 12"

Going on 4 years dome living and love it! So many options for decorating and very affordable! I do not ever imagine myself living elsewhere. God Bless "the dude" and his family! :-)

Love this!! Thought about staying here when I was an OTR driver back in the day. It was on my route. 😁

this is a great design idea i love the blown concrete idea and believe that it could be upsized or multiple domes could be built closely together to form seperate rooms

I have been to the Monolithic Institute a couple of times now. I wasn't sold on them until entering one they were just building in the middle of Texas summer. You could feel at least a 10 degree drop in temp with only one window open. The other wonderful thing about them is they are sound proof. A dirt bike went right by the 24' dome we were touring and we never heard it. We saw it through the window. The Orion which is also on site but occupied was built with vertical walls as an experiment. I was about to tour it and it turned out well. If you know you are passing though you use to could call ahead and set up a tour for the other homes. The last time we were there they were experimenting with how to keep the air within the dome clean since they are so air tight. Essentially they are created as a hollow rock. The sides are so strong you can suspend the second floor from the wall without a support wall underneath. Yes, the curved walls have always been a design challenge for me as well. My dream is one day to have not only a monolithic dome home but a barn as well for all our critters. It is cool and warm as well as weather resistant. People have built them after their homes were destroyed by hurricane in the coastal areas. They are allowed to stay in them during evacuations because they are so safe. In California there are homes in the wildfire areas. Residents leave their homes unlocked for the firefighters to take refuge if needed as they are also fire proof. What can I say, I love the Monolithic Domes. - HHH

These domes are the perfect shape to withstand hurricane - strength winds, as well.

I love domes. They are near indestructible. Thank you for posting this. As far as the moisture, there is this Air Exchanger that exchanges the air, when it does that the temperature of the air is exchanged as well.

I wouldn't complain living here

These structures are built much better than the typical Tiny Home. They can have a taller stem wall added and then you could build a loft. However, that's not what these are about. They're plenty tall enough and spacious enough for their intended use. There is little to no maintenance. An order of magnitude stronger than tiny homes. And will outlast a tiny home by decades. There are other sizes as well. The IO-24 is a bit bigger. These can be made in almost any dimension. BTW: The air form is blown up. Then 3 inches of closed cell foam is sprayed on. Then 3 inches of 5000 psi shotcrete is sprayed over the foam. It's a system that can & withstand the tests of time.

Love these homes! You can easily attach others domes to make them bigger. I like the dome vs the tiny home. In Texas a tiny home would get sucked up by a tornado...so much for your loft!

Nice presentation. Very down to earth. A great way to give everyone a place to live.

This is perfect for some one just starting on their own, just enough room with utilities paid is a sweet deal.

I live near here. Dallas and Ft Worth are about an hour away. Austin about two and a half. The town is very small and not a lot super close to it. Country living for sure. It is located on a large interstate, but once you're inside you don't hear it.

They look bigger than most tiny houses. Pretty cool. Thanks for going to all these places to show us tiny living options.

I think that they could do 2 bubbles together and have more room for family. The 2nd bubble could be bedrooms

Wow! How cute and so tiny, it is lovely to live there 🏡😃

I live in Waco Tx... Just down the road... These are awesome...

The Houses are cute.small and efficient. Keep making them to help the homeless or low income people who lost their homes. There are still good people in this world.wonderful project. god bless

This is really my wish when I retired to live in a tiny house no more junk to keep just keep it simple till I die.

the space has to be improved even tiny, you can make it gorgeous!

DPH, love your tours; I especially enjoyed watching your girls and dog run and roll around Spur! I've subbed. Thanks!

They used large connected domes like this, for my kids elementary school.

I lived in one area in MacNeil ms and I loved it and they are designed just like this

I love their homes. I really want to have one someday

its better than living in your car or park bench till you get back on your feet

I like the concept because you don't have to share a wall or hallway with other renters. Having said that, the novelty of living in a dome would probably wear off quickly.

Another plus seems to be that it is sound proof. The noise from the highway is horrific until walking inside and even with the door open it is very quiet.

it would be nice built into the side of a hill and make it look kind of like an earthship. That's my favorite type of home.

I live alone and I'm handicapped and this would be perfect for me!

you can put a dozen domes together.. these are single room rentals

You could put a couch on the wall where the door is with a bar table that has wheels to roll away somewhere & level to the couch with storage under it and put a divider wall down the middle with a tv on a dresser on the created divider wall that faces the couch. On the other side of the divider wall put a bed or bunk beds.

I think its nice, its clean better then living outside or living in your car.

Very cool. I lived there for a bit, but the waiting list was not that long. This was in the mid 2000's. I was single at the time, but for more than one person, a larger floor plan would be better. VERY cost effective and can withstand the Texas storms with no problem. Even my tiny radio sounded like an orchestra. :) It was an amazing experience and I would certainly recommend these.

A monolithic dome has been a long-time hope of mine. I don't understand why Tornado Alley residents haven't waked up to this construction, which has the coveted "Near Absolute Protection" rating from the government.

if we just live within our means and needs , this is good to thank for....every little thing is much appreciated.

To solve the need for more space for a bigger family with kids is to have two domes next to each other. I think this is what I am going to do in Morocco for me and my kids. Thanks for sharing. Knowledge is power. Peace.

Great idea, inside one could add so much more too!

It wouldn't be that expensive to add dome bedroom addition linked to the main addition for extra space. That addition could b split into two bedroom sections or just one big master bedroom. The possibilities are endless.

I did not know there was a place called Italy Texas LOL

Minimalistic living, clears a cluttered mind.

i could do this. futon big shower bath and small fridge closet and sink stove computer im good. heat cooling...yup and i can afford this...

Give that space to a Scandinavian designer and it will be transformed into a beautiful and cozy house.

It needs a bedroom even if it is small.

I want one of these in the Sierra's, but three connected , one for the kitchen/laundry, one for the living room, and one for a bedroom , my old house is falling apart. I'd need a fire place that's for sure . I absolutely love em 😍 they're actually really cute .

Good video. I went to the dome building school there back in 2000. I've built over 50 domes since then and I agree, those 20 footers are too small for more than just a couple starting out, unless you order the airform with a stem wall. That's just when they add more airform material so the dome wall goes up straight and flat for as high as you want. My first rentals I built were four 26 foot wide domes which are 530sf but with a stem wall that was flat for 17 feet. That gave me 8 foot flat walls on both the first and second floor with one foot for a joist for a floor and ceiling. When done I had 8 one bedroom rentals that I got $155 a week each for with everything included, and all four domes I built for about $160,000 MY COST. Now I'm planning on building larger domes for rental. They will be 86 foot wide and three floors and just over 17,400sf and will have 15 rentals in each dome. These will be like Gary Clark's brick dome on the left, you seen when you first went in, a brick wall all the way up with just a dome airform on top. It "LOOKS" more normal and fits in better so to speak in big cities. It looks like a round brick building. Keep up the great work.

I've been a "fan" of Mr. South and his monolithic dome company for years. They have over a dozen variations of floor plans for most of those small dome "cabins" and they run about $30K, which is quite reasonable.

Nice little homes and the weatherproof makes it better

LOVE THE SITE NAME! 😏 A great lil video on lil places to rent. Nice bloops.

Thanks for presenting this! I had no idea....I am from Texas, but, er...Texas is HUGE!!

This is perfect for me .. $140 per week is affordable and also I don't need a lot of space since I'm single. I need to check this out.

It is adequate for the right person.

Nice ambient background sound. Another super advantage. Near highway.

This would be perfect to solve the homeless problem in CA

Those are pretty neat I would like 2 of them and connect them together lol. He is making a good income from renting these out that's awesome

Depending on which way you turn the Couch you can Actually use it as a room divider and have a small living room. , you could also buy a room divider for about 20. And really make it like it has a Separate room

A few years ago I had a vision of future, earth-based communities that were groups of these pods- looked just them! Now here are people making them, and living in them! We must provide homes to all. I live in HUD for disabled housing, a little more affordable but very hard to find, with 3-5 year wait lists! Hope it's still going well 5 years later, 2021, and that everyone is safe.*.*

The first house I owned was similar, designed by the great architect Wallace Neff, in South Pasadena, CA, and purchased from Neff’s ex-wife in 1970.

$140. A week? thats $560 a month. Lots of wasted space all over the place from what I can see. I would have cut the bath down more and had more space for the closet to store stuff like a bike, boxs or things that need to be tucked away. A lot of motels will rent rooms for $150 in my area... I dont see the savings. sorry... ReEdit: Make a tiny house live in it and save all the money being free driving all over the USA... Do you think you can live on $140 a week.. I bet you can..

I think an island kitchen in the center of the dome would give you more room and allow for a separate bedroom.

This is a good deal. Utilities are included. Perfect.

How can I get on the list.I want to live there. Very serious!! Love it

great for a single person and space is fine and it's a great options for the homeless person.

Finally a normal sane bathroom & toilet facility just a little bit of ventilation in the bathroom & its the best good to go.

I like that all utility bills are included for easy budgeting.

They have them inBrenham Texas I have been in one before there nice to live in

Wow !!! That is so cute !!! I would rent one of those for me and my 3 kids...I have learned how to be grateful.

Good idea's i really like these with our weather now days these would be a blessing

😍😍this 💟house ...small but beautiful & funtastic👏👏👏

140 a week is expensive I live in a 2 bedroom one appartnent for the same price. These should be way less expensive

Cool thing about domes is you don't have to worry about roofing.

There was a dome structure in Wisconsin Dells at one time with all furnitire built in.

Definitely has their uses. Personally, I am uncomfortable with a dome shaped abode, but if I needed a home in a pinch, these would do nicely, eh?

I've been there too. I love the idea of having these for rental units. I'd probably want a bigger one for myself though. They have lots of models available.

Can't hear the traffic when you're inside.

As many as 20-25 years ago I read a article about this old hippie kind of guy. He purchased a small parcel of land in the desert. He made something similar to this but used adobe bricks, made on site. When it was finished he covered it inside and out with a smooth finish, sort of like stucco. Now this is the cool painted the interior and exterior with coats and coats of ceramic glaze. When the glaze was completely dried he filled the interior of the dome with fire wood. Then he covered the exterior with more firewood. He set it ablaze, it burned for hours and hours. He waited several days for the dome to cool down.Once it did he had a house that wouldn't rot, or rust. I forgot to say that in the middle of the dome he left a open hole for the smoke and heat to exit. Once he moved in that was where he cooked and heated his house.

Lived in 300’ studio apt down town SJ For 5 years an was in heaven. Say yes to loft Say yes to bathroom window Cheers

GOD!! These new generations are SO!!! picky and all this "crossing each others "T"s and dotting their "i"s is beyond the pail I lived , for 8 glorious years on an open cockpit 1861 yacht. Now I'm selling a 12th centuary castle to live back in England in about a 600 sq. foot house by the beach. Just me and an old dog. Farm out the spawnlings or make them share a bed on the floor ! Paul in France

It’s just me and my daughter and I’d take living in this.

Very nice, looks cozy

I love this kind of home

"...probably child proof even..." lol, how funny.

I've never been homeless, but I really like it. I could live in tiny house. How much for this awesomeness?

Thank you for the interesting video. Wondering if you know what are the pros and cons - including cost, labor hours and anything else - of building and/or having a dome vs. an equal sized conventional rectangle shape?

Maximum use of space available. Brilliant idea. Starting 140 USD per week is reasonable.

"Its not just a hot plate" 😂😭😭😭

they remind me of the houses the SMURFS live in

If they made these ADA compliant, there are thousands of small midwestern towns needing non-stair homes for aging populations widows whose families live elsewhere and worry.

I love watching these tiny house videos.💕

It would be nice to have a separate bedroom instead of such a big living room kitchen space

Here in Ellis County we natives pronounce the town’s name not like the country,but like this. IT- LEE.....,Texas

I wish somebody would build something like this in Shreveport, La.

Bout time ! Great idea. Service to others makes you a hero in my book.