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CRYSTAL DOME built on three elementary crystal facets, with dimensions in ratios of 1/square root 2/square root 3
springvalley dome from drive springvalley-slide-dome-high Crystal Dome-2

This dome home was built  using local poles, with a unique stucco/foam sandwich construction at a 1975 cost of $10/square foot. The actual structure is 3-story with a bell-tower on top, as seen in the center photo (behind the ferrocement transition entranceway with slide from roof).
Adze-2handled02 Springvalley dome inside poles

Most of the construction was done with hand tools. Joints were form-fitted using specially designed adzes like the one above.

Squares are facets of the cube -- 1
Triangles are facets of the octahedron -- square root of 2
Diamonds are facets of the rhombic dodecahedron -- square root of 3,
the true diamond shape, with angle, 109° 27’ 16”, the diamond bond angle.
Crystal Dome-3

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