Bamboo Dome System

How to build a concrete dome shell structure using split bamboo, galvanized mesh, sand and cement. See 7.0m diameter thin concrete shell structures made using bamboo reinforcing.

Bamboo Ferro Cement Dome in Bali

By |2026-09-04T14:33:05+10:00August 28th, 2022|Bamboo Construction, Bamboo Dome System, Concrete Dome, Disaster Reconstruction, DIY Dome|

Stay at Villa Pura Pura in a Bamboo Ferro Cement Domeshell Congratulations to Shannon Bli McCabe, who built this sculpted 7.0m-diameter dome in Bali after purchasing our Bamboo Dome Building Manual. Shannon is a very practical person and seemed to have no problem designing and building this beautiful 7.0m-diameter bamboo [...]

Learn to Build a Dome Cabin

By |2026-09-04T14:39:16+10:00September 16th, 2020|Bamboo Construction, Bamboo Dome System, Concrete Dome, DIY Dome|

Student-Built 3.5m Dome Cabin We recently visited one of our early dome workshop projects at Temple Byron in Byron Bay. This dome was built by students in a 1-week workshop from the slab up. The structure is fabricated with split bamboo to frame and shape the dome, which is then [...]

Latest Bamboo Dome Workshop

By |2026-09-04T15:30:14+10:00February 23rd, 2016|Bamboo Construction, Bamboo Dome System, Cement Render, Cyclone Shelter, Disaster Reconstruction, Storm Shelter|

3.5m Diameter Bamboo Ferro Cement DomeShell Over eight extremely hot days, the enthusiastic and dedicated students attending my recent Bamboo Dome Building Workshop did a great job on this 3.5m  domeshell. This is the perfect disaster reconstruction system when it makes sense to rebuild strong enough for the next cyclone [...]

New Bamboo Dome Building Workshop Dates

By |2026-09-04T15:30:54+10:00November 23rd, 2015|Above Ground Shelter, Bamboo Construction, Bamboo Dome System, Cyclone Shelter, Disaster Reconstruction, DIY Dome, Dome Workshops, Storm Shelter, Survival|

Bamboo Ferro Cement Dome Workshop 13 - 23 February 2016 More Reasons To Attend This Essential DIY Workshop El Niño, climate change, bushfires, earthquakes, cyclones, housing, and accommodation shortages. Not your problem!? Well, it could be the way things are going. Learn to build super-strong, durable, substantial shelter for you, your [...]

Bamboo Dome Workshop in Byron Bay

By |2026-09-04T15:33:19+10:00November 1st, 2015|Bamboo Construction, Bamboo Dome System, Cement Render, Cyclone Shelter, DIY Dome, Dome Workshops, General, Storm Shelter|

Bamboo Dome Building Workshop, Byron Bay - 28 Nov to 9 Dec In this workshop, we will build a 5.0m diameter dome using a combination of split bamboo, wire mesh, and render to construct a ferro-cement thin-shell structure suitable for any kind of accommodation. Have You Ever Had the Urge to [...]

Bamboo, Mesh & Render Dome Building Workshop

By |2026-09-04T15:37:21+10:00October 20th, 2015|Above Ground Shelter, Bamboo Construction, Bamboo Dome System, Cement Render, Cyclone Shelter, Disaster Reconstruction, DIY Dome, Domes, Storm Shelter|

Dome Building Workshop Near Byron Bay - 28 November to 9 December I am thrilled to announce that I am running another Bamboo Dome Building Workshop near Billinudgel, near Byron Bay. This system is the most cost-effective solution to building exceptionally strong, safe, permanent, fireproof, and comfortable dome shell structures. My [...]

Bamboo Dome Building Workshop

By |2026-09-04T15:39:36+10:00May 31st, 2015|Bamboo Dome System, DIY Dome|

Learning to Build Domes Using Bamboo Mesh and Render Update on Progress of Our Bamboo Dome Building Workshop One and a half days into our first hands-on dome-building workshop, we are on track to complete a monolithic, bamboo-framed ferro-cement dome shell structure during the five-day training. Bamboo reinforcement in concrete [...]

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How to Build a Survival Shelter or Storm Shelter

By |2026-09-04T15:47:55+10:00February 21st, 2015|Above Ground Shelter, Bamboo Construction, Bamboo Dome System, DIY Dome, Dome Architecture, Domes, Storm Shelter|

Ways to Build Your Own Storm Shelter Since the birth of Domeshells back in 2000, one of the motivating factors in pursuing the development of dome-building systems was the potential for a simple way to build structures that would be effective storm shelters. Over the years, we have developed several ways, [...]

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Repost – Lombok International Bamboo Architecture Festival 2013

By |2024-01-04T17:29:54+11:00December 11th, 2014|Bamboo Construction, Bamboo Dome System, Dome Design|

Lombok Bambu Festival 2013 Through the slogan We Care Bamboo, the Indonesian Institute of Architects-West Nusatenggara Region introduced LIBAF — the Lombok International Bamboo Architecture Festival — with the aim of highlighting the significance of bamboo, which according to the architects is “almost forgotten in its potential as a local Indonesian [...]

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Lombok International Bamboo Architecture Festival 2013

By |2026-09-04T17:43:32+10:00December 11th, 2014|Bamboo Construction, Bamboo Dome System, Dome Design|

Lombok Bambu Festival 2013 Through the slogan We Care Bamboo, the Indonesian Institute of Architects-West Nusa Tenggara Region introduced LIBAF — the Lombok International Bamboo Architecture Festival — with the aim of highlighting the significance of bamboo, which, according to the architects, is “almost forgotten in its potential as a local [...]

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