Celestopea Sea Domes are designed like no other structures on earth.  Because they will be subject to the unforgiving marine environment, they must be not only uniquely resistant to corrosive elements, but also inherently stronger than similar land-based structures.  The challenge becomes to create floating homes that meet high structural engineering requirements and are also graceful, beautiful and aesthetically pleasing.

Celestopea Sea Domes have smooth flowing lines and homogenous, curved outer shells in stark contrast to the interconnected, flat triangles that compose the shape of the more common geodesic dome that most people think of when a dome is mentioned.  Smooth-shelled domes have more flexibility in both their shape and size than traditional geodesic domes.  Because they have a completely smooth surface, they are also more effective at diverting the force of high winds or incoming waves than geodesic domes.

In later stages of the project, calcium carbonate dissolved in seawater will be accreted into the shape of Sea Domes similar to the way a shellfish creates its shell. This substance is affectionately called "Seament".  But early Sea Domes will be made of ferrocement, a tried and true media that has been used for over 100 years to build the most durable ships that float the seven seas.  Ships built of cement during the first decades of the twentieth century are still floating while many later generations of steel-hulled ships have rusted through and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Ferrocement is created by covering a fine wire mesh on a rebar skeleton with a special cement mixture that includes only very fine aggregates and special bonding agents.  Combining the ferrocement technique with construction methods pioneered by the Monolithic Dome Company, produces a strong, beautiful home that can be created in any shape or size, is fireproof, will not rust, rot, or corrode, is termite proof, and impervious to toredo worms.  Closed-cell foam insulation bonded to the ferrocement dome shell, not only keeps the temperature comfortable in hot or cold weather, but also makes Celestopea Sea Domes unsinkable!  If you closed every window and door and completely filled a Sea Dome to the roof inside, it would still float.  And unlike homes built of traditional materials that have an expected life of only 100 years or less, Ferrocement Celestopea Sea Domes will actually get stronger with age.

Following are some artist renditions of Celestopea Sea Domes based upon the designs of Celestopea architects and engineers, as well as photos of similar land-based domes built from plans and methods of the Monolithic Dome Company.  Visit their site for a more thorough review of the construction process used on land with additional photographs and drawings.  Celestopea Sea Domes start with traditional construction methods, then divert by sandwiching the foam core between a shotcrete inner shell and a ferrocement outer shell for super strength.

Take special notice in the drawings displayed here of the theme domes; "Winter Wonderland", "European Restaurant", and "Tropical Paradise".  These artist renditions from the Monolithic Dome Company visualize the enormous Sea Domes that can be built with the monolithic dome process and the ensuing microclimates that can be created within the domes.

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Four components shown:  1. Seven Hexagonal Base Barges.  2. Six Sea Domes   3. One Garden Dome in center.  4. Six Triangle Barges to bridge exterior gaps in Hexagonal Barges

Five components shown:  1. Towing Boat as blue oval  2. Red Lines are towing lines  3.  Six purple colored Triangle Barges in towing formation  4. Garden Dome shown in green on Hexagonal Barge   5. Six Sea Domes in lavender on Hexagonal Barges

Four components shown:  1. Nineteen Hexagonal Base Barges.  2. Twelve Sea Domes   3. One Community Dome in center.  4. Six Garden Domes   5. Twelve Triangle Barges to bridge exterior gaps in Hexagonal Barges