DIY Dome

Domeshells makes great effort toward helping dome builders from DIY to owner builders and professional builders. WE employ 3 different levels of technology to make it available to different levels of skills

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 [...]

Comfort Safety and Fire Resistance

By |2026-09-04T14:49:37+10:00December 5th, 2019|Concrete Dome, Cyclone Shelter, DIY Dome, Dome Architecture, Dome House, Storm Shelter|

It’s Not Only The Vibe – It’s Also Comfort, Safety and Fire Resistance Hello, my name is Christopher Brown. Twenty-two years ago, after visiting several multi-dome homes, I had great inspiration and vision to develop a simple method of building concrete dome structures. As a builder and someone fascinated with [...]

Simple Strong Safe Harmonious Dome

By |2026-09-04T14:57:41+10:00June 23rd, 2019|Concrete Dome, Cyclone Shelter, DIY Dome, Dome Workshops, Storm Shelter|

New Dome Building Workshop Schedule We are planning another 7-day "Basalt fibre"- reinforced dome-building workshop in August near Byron Bay. We continue with our mission to teach and help others to teach and help others learn the basic skills of using simple, easy-to-get materials to build elegant, sustainable structures that will [...]

Dome Building Workshop 21 Jan 2019

By |2026-09-04T15:11:01+10:00January 13th, 2019|Concrete Dome, DIY Dome, Dome Workshops|

Basalt Reinforced Dome Building Workshop We still have two places left at our upcoming dome-building workshop, running from 21 to 26 January, where you will learn a simple new method for building beautiful, engineered, cyclone-rated dome buildings. Get hands-on experience with the same method used to build an 8.0 m [...]

Domeshells First Basalt Fibre Reinforced Dome Workshops

By |2026-09-04T15:22:23+10:00October 13th, 2018|Cement Render, Concrete Dome, Cyclone Shelter, Disaster Reconstruction, DIY Dome, Dome Workshops, Storm Shelter, Survival|

Dome Building Workshop for DIY and ProfessionalsWe are so excited to announce the start of a series of dome-building workshops where you will get hands-on experience building a 3.0m diameter dome over a period of six days.You will learn the simplest proven method of constructing an ultra-strong, cyclone- and hurricane-rated dome [...]

Comments Off on Domeshells First Basalt Fibre Reinforced Dome Workshops

Coffee Camp Dome Project Update 1

By |2026-09-04T15:16:38+10:00August 5th, 2018|Concrete Dome, DIY Dome, Dome Design, Dome House, Domes|

The First Dome Slab and Footing is Ready for Concrete Another three-dome home project at Coffee Camp in the NSW Northern Rivers region. We have enjoyed beautiful weather over the past several days since we started setting out the building footprint. Over a few days, we have got in all the [...]

DomeShells New Three Dome Home Start

By |2026-09-04T15:18:46+10:00July 29th, 2018|DIY Dome, Dome Architecture, Dome Design, Dome House, Domes, Storm Shelter|

The Most Advanced Building Technology for Dome Homes After months of planning and innovation, we have begun an exciting new custom-designed three-dome project in the Northern Rivers. This project incorporates the very latest system and method of constructing concrete dome shell structures. Basalt Fibre Reinforced Dome We have never stopped innovating, [...]

Comments Off on DomeShells New Three Dome Home Start

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 [...]

Go to Top