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Tuesday, June 09, 2015
Gallaghersart podome8 27 11 from po Dome gallaghersart_podome8_27_11.jpg

I have given much thought on how to explain my vision of this design, and I cannot think of the words, so you will just have to take a look.

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Sunday, April 27, 2014
Gallaghersart four three 19 16 from Large Multifamily Dome gallaghersart_four_three_19_16.jpg

So I have been expanding on my multifamily dome design idea. I went a bit bigger. Each unit now has its own 3-floor dome.

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Sunday, February 16, 2014
Gallaghersart 00473 2 from Flower Dome gallaghersart_00473_2.jpg

This started with the idea to make a building the shape of a flower and roots.

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Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Gallaghersart slope 02 xray from Dome on a Hill gallaghersart_slope_02_xray.jpg - X-Ray View
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Gallaghersart 40x80 005 3d from Massive Dome Complex gallaghersart_40x80_005_3d.jpg - Side View with unfinished ends of dome complex

This is a rather larger Dome. I used the profile from a surplus air form from monolithic domes. The dome is 110 ft by 45ft. I split it in half and filled in an area between them to extend the length by 40 meters.

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Gallaghersart dome v8 frame full 3d from MultiFamily Dome in 3D gallaghersart_dome_v8_frame_full_3d.jpg - Side view of complete dome

With my 8th version of a multifamily dome, I have stuck with the 40meter dome with 3 floors. This time the dome is broken up into 6 slices each with a 2 floor extension.

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Monday, July 16, 2012
Gallaghersart fdome 003 top from Fibonacci Inspired Dome gallaghersart_fdome_003_top.jpg - Top View

Just some fun with Fibonacci.

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Sunday, January 08, 2012
Gallaghersart dome complex 02c from Building a Safer Community gallaghersart_dome_complex_02c.jpg - Except for the 2 main entrances all roads within development are one way and right turns only

So around 2003 I was thinking about how I could make my multifamily dome community safer while minimizing the amount of pavement for the development.

My solution was a development that only had one-way roads. All intersections were roundabouts with a clear view of any oncoming traffic.

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Friday, January 06, 2012
Gallaghersart 40m circle 01sm from 3rd Floor for Dome gallaghersart_40m_circle_01sm.jpg - Layout of 8 separate housing areas with just over 3,000sq feet of space each. If needed they could be split in half for single room apartments. (single room floor layout shown). Center area could be open to air, and used as a community space. All uti

So after more research and some specs from Monolithic Domes, I made some changes. First off this height of the dome would have a 34ft or more center height. This means I can get 3 floors within each resident area.

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Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Gallaghersart dome g 02bc from Build Domes gallaghersart_dome_g_02bc.jpg

Just after art collage, I found some information about people building Monolithic Domes.

Basically, they would blow up a balloon that is the full size of the house. Add some spray-on foam and short create with rebar, and just as that house is done. Well still needs the interior comforts, but a structure builds to last, and through anything.

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