History of Pacific Domes

Our founder Asha Deliverance speaks about how Pacific Domes was born.

[@francoispolus3136]

Aloha🌸Asha! Gorgeous🌈Dome manufacturer! Congratulation in providing affordable Tiny Dome house for all on Earth🌎! Dome structure is more aesthetically🦋pleasing then conventional shoebox houses. Visual connection with Nature🌲via your large windows is soothing and relaxing😌 . May material science of the future provide longer lasting covering. Namaste🙏

[@JonJohnsonHomes]

Love this

[@LarisaMW]

Absolutely amazing! My dream. I can’t wait to live in one of your domes.

[@PacificDomesInc]

We love to hear it!

[@kristinraabe6887]

Love the new logo! I am currently making plans for these on my property.

[@PacificDomesInc]

Love it! You know who to call for any help :)

[@bonnieballantyne2391]

My husband, Kelso Ballantyne, studied design with Bucky Fuller at Southern Illinois University (BA "66). We built our first dome in South Park, CO, at 10,000ft., in 1993. It was built on a foundation that had been put in more than a decade before, some of the trees inside were 7 Ft. tall. A young Denverite had won the dome on Hollywood Squares in November, 1980, the same night Ronald Reagan was elected president. The founder of the dome builder, Domes America, which was headquartered in the Chicago area, worked with the foundation contractor in CO to insure everything was done properly. Every piece to construct the dome, from windows to stairs, to roofing and nails, was shipped to the site the young man bought. It is an amazing site, looking out over South Park for more than 100 miles towards Pike's Peak. His family helped him gather the money for the land and foundation but he couldn't find the funds for the sub-floor and so he abandoned the property. All 90 plywood and 2x6 framing triangles, plus all other building materials, sat out in the Colorado sun and snow for 13 years. We flew the Domes America CEO out to Colorado to inspect the triangles and the foundation which is how we learned about the domes origins. To his amazement and ours, there were no signs of dry rot or significant warpage. He was not willing to guarantee the dome and suggested we use it for a garage, and connect it to a new dome for the foundation. A lot of the building materials had been pilfered over the years but it was surprising how much had been left. The foundation had been built exactly to specifications which was quite a feat. There were 4 extensions which turned out to be in the paths of the sun at the solstices. Sunrise and sunset everyday along with amazing mountain wildlife, a healing balm for a mentally exhausted, corporate gypsy fortune teller/market forecaster. We bought the lot, dome and foundation of around $13,000. The subfloor and perimeter walls were constructed by friends and family from Telluride on Memorial Weekend 1993. We held a Dome Raising on LaborDay weekend and the entire 30 Ft. dome went up very quickly, 6 hours and 15 minutes. My husband and I built and roofed the extensions and placed the windows including 7 triangles tumbling through the path of the winter sky. We did hire a local professional to roof the dome....never lost a shingle in winds over 100 miles per hour. We loved dome living but had to go back to the front range once our savings were exhausted. There were no jobs in South Park.

[@keviwan]

What a way cool story! You Rock, Asha!

[@PacificDomesInc]

Thanks so much!

[@ThomasSchick]

…Word up!

[@fredrickvanolphen3299]

Thanks so much PD and Asha. Very nice video. I didn't know that whole story. Don't forget who gave you your first Done Book.