Monolithic Dome Beach House for Sale Near Pensacola, Florida
View of Silvershore Monolithic Dome Home from the beach on Bayou Grande near Pensacola, Florida.
The Silvershore Monolithic Dome Home is for sale. The house sits on a 290-foot by 130-foot lot on the shore of Bayou Grande in Pensacola Bay with a commanding view of the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The house is right on the water with a small beach and a boat dock.
The dome is a three-story tall three-quarter sphere, 42 feet diameter at the base, 48 feet diameter at the belt line, and 35 feet overall height.
The home was constructed in 2004 after Hurricane Ivan destroyed the prior house. The base floor of the dome is a garage with large openings to allow hurricane storm surges to pass through the garage space. The three-bedroom, four-bathroom living areas are on the second and third floors. There is an elevator from the garage to the living areas.
The house is listed for $1.5 million.
The main living room on the second floor has a beautiful view of the beach and the Gulf of Mexico.
A core sample of the dome shows the polyurethane and concrete layers.
View from the back of the house to the beach beyond.
The main living room leads to third-floor loft via a beautiful spiral staircase.
A bedroom on the third floor.
The main bathroom with jetted tub.
The large backyard of the 290-foot deep by 130-foot wide property.
The property is covered with palm trees.
The kitchen island with the mosaic tile floor and integrated range.
View from the loft of the main living room and the beach view beyond.
The large lot is a combination of two adjoining lots.
The main floor is an open garage designed to allow storm surge to pass through during a hurricane.
The great room with the spiral staircase leading to the loft.
A view of Bayou Grande on the Gulf of Mexico beyond.
A boat dock juts out into the bay from the front of the Monolithic Dome home property.
The large openings of the main floor show how water can surge through without threatening the main living areas above.
The driveway to the house on the beach.
The large, open loft on the third floor.
Another view of the loft.
A sunset view from the living room balcony shows the bay and the Gulf of Mexico beyond.