On a Hill, Among the Rocks and Trees, Sits a Splendid Monolithic Dome Home—for Sale
Sweet Home Alabama nestled on a wooded hillside near New Hope, Alabama, is a triple Monolithic Dome home.
Beverly and Kenneth Garcia are selling their Monolithic Dome home, the wonderfully named Sweet Dome Alabama. This amazing house is built on a hillside—140-feet above the valley floor—on 45 acres surrounded by a forest near New Hope, Alabama.
Constructed as three interconnected domes—a Hyperion—with the large dome as the main house with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a great room, and more. The middle dome, the small one, is the mudroom, utility, and mechanical room. The medium-sized last dome is a two-car garage. They stained and sealed the concrete floor and left the dome walls in their roughest form, then decorated the interior with browns and wood-like touches.
The combination of woodsy interior and tri-dome shape make this home both futuristic and rustic.
The house has 2,133 square feet of living space plus another 567 square feet for the utility dome and garage for a total of 2,700 square feet.
“A Monolithic Dome Home with 42+ acres of a wooded mountainside,” writes the realtor. “A long, paved driveway winds up thru stunning rock formations with a view out over the valley below. The property lies on the East side of the mountain for bright mornings and shady afternoons. Timber with black walnut, poplar, red oak, and more. Adjoining wooded properties extend on all sides for miles creating a wildlife-rich environment and great deer hunting. The concrete structure is super-insulated as well as fire and tornado-proof resulting in lower utility costs and better insurance rates than any conventionally built home.”
[If you are interested in buying “Sweet Dome Alabama,” please contact Pranteek Patnaik at 256-694-0117 or visit the realtor listing.]
The heavy archway hangs over the rounded door giving this home a certain “heft” and solid feeling.
The main living room with arched openings and windows.
The floor is stained concrete and the dome walls are left as rough concrete contributing to the rustic feeling in this modern dome house.
The large kitchen with portal window.
The view of the woods just outside the door.
The house is on 45 acres covered in trees and beautiful rock formations.
An aerial view of the rural valley below the home.
An aerial view of the tri-dome home among the trees.
The main bedroom with arched window augments and large, blue bed.
A standalone tub in the main bathroom, a bowl sink with mirror, and a makeup station with a chair. There is also a large walk-in shower.
The second bathroom is also large with a full size walk-in shower.
A second bedroom with plenty of light.
A closer aerial view of the well kept home.
There are rock formations all around the property.
The middle dome is a mudroom, utility room, and HVAC room for the geothermal system. Note how the cracks in the floor are accentuated with a different color. Concrete cracks, embrace them and make them special.
The washing machine and dryer are next to the HVAC room.
A sitting room with TV.
There is a long, winding driveway to the home.
The gray concrete exterior gives the house a rock-like appearance that fits nicely with the rocky hillside.
The large kitchen with island and bar.
The center of the main dome may have been intended to be a dining room, but clearly, they embraced it as another living room.
Looking back at the front door past the kitchen and great room.
The view from the front door of the great room and kitchen.
Archways, curved shapes, and curved windows plus doors give this dome home a more naturalistic feel.
An aerial view of Sweet Home Alabama set among the trees of the forest.