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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Bamboo Used to Build a Luxury Dome Shell Resort in Lombok Looking at these completed luxury domes and Mentigi Bay in Lombok, you would have no idea that they started off as a bamboo frame. Using Bamboo together with bird mesh and render is the subject of a comprehensive Guide by Chris Brown [...]
Straw Scraper Piezoelectric Materials "The concept involves covering most of the building with thin straws consisting of flexible polymers and a core of piezoelectric materials. According to the designers, as the straws sway in the wind, the mechanical stress would generate an electric charge, which could then be used to provide [...]
Super Typhoon Approaches Philippines Events such as this massive Typhoon require super strong and capable structures for people to live in. "Domeshells domes are designed for such events" says Chris Brown CEO of Domeshells Australia. Domeshells is soon planning to launch it's latest dome building system that is super light weight, [...]
Sacred Geometry Explained -1 Mathematical Foundation of the Universe For anyone interested in design, Sacred geometry is a fascinating subject. Incorporating the principles of sacred geometry in any design ensures a harmonic visual and spatial experience. http://youtu.be/rx31y1KKK3E
Dome Installation at Bait-ul-Masroor Mosque FRP Composite Dome Structure Domeshells recently completed the installation of a 7.0m diameter aerospace FRP Composite dome at the newly completed Bait-ul-Masroor Mosque at Stockleigh, Brisbane. Domeshells is applying advance composite laminates to build domes with very high structural and thermal performance and low maintenance. Suitable [...]
It was a wonderful experience being at the official opening of the Kalachakra World Peace Stupa at the Crystal Castle on Saturday 17th October attended by about 1500 people. For me it was the finale of many months of work and the official opening reminded me of it's significance.
There are many ways to build domes and Domeshells system is only one of them. Domes are fascinating shaped structures which always draw the eye. They are also deceiving in that their appearance from the outside does not express a true sense of the size and the the feeling of the space created [...]
