Geoship is a young US startup building “affordable, zero-carbon, DIY interlocking, and climate-proof” houses that are guaranteed to last at least 500 years. To achieve that, the company has developed a new technique to build geodesic domes made of bioceramics. 

The domes merge geodesic geometry described by Buckminster Fuller and crystal chemistry. All elements of the buildings, including panels, struts, and hubs, are built with all-ceramic composites. On top of being lightweight, easy to assemble, and low cost, the domes are also entirely sustainable, as the building process produces no carbon emissions. The finished houses are also resistant to floods, earthquakes, mold, or fire. Geoship’s ceramic domes come in two sizes and can be built as part of a sustainable community or installed in a backyard as a studio or an annex.

The one element that Geoship does not seem to have taken into account, however, is the radical lifestyle change required to live in a mini-dome-shaped house. Can a dwelling that in no way takes into account the current human and social aspect of living really cast itself as the home of the future?