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- Example of beautiful creative solutions for this century. Dome houses fit in to these creative solutions for efficiency, strength, and beauty, also. Certainly hope Dwell investigates these wonderful livings enviroments also.
  
  wallis Parnelle 03/12/2010
- What is sustainable about suburbs? That sort of land use creates extra car miles, breaks up habitat, and compounds stormwater management problems down stream. "Sustainability" that depends on the use of high-tech building materials and does not take into account whole systems is just irresponsible greenwashing.
  
  Darcy 03/12/2010
- Ugh. Too much concrete. Feels like a bunker or the old bomb shelters from the '60's.
  
  Catharine 03/12/2010
- Ugh. Too much concrete. Feels like a bunker or the old bomb shelters from the '60's.
  
  Catharine 03/12/2010
- The core global issues are that people want (need) to live close to employment opportunities, safe healthy living centers, cultural enrichment, and make a positive environmental impact upon the many involved variables. While the current examples to some eyes are very pleasing (mine), certainly imaginative, and a substantial investment to the involved owners, the Dwell focus can yield a higher readership by addressing directly the core issues of how residential architecture within place enriches the living experience. Over time and multiple issues Dwell has addressed each of the core issues, but the connections amongst the design dots as seen by the occupants and architects can and should become a more powerful part of the story.
  
  Jared 03/12/2010
- So many modern homes like this one feature huge walls of glass. I appreciate the desire to transcend the barrier between indoors and outdoors, but the I cannot honestly imagine living in one. I realize this is not a unique comment - people have been saying the same thing for 60 years. Very few people enjoy being on display to their neighbors or feel safe being on display in communities with any crime. The houses in my city with wall-windows almost never open their blinds. Why have them if you never use them?
  
  Alison 03/12/2010
- i won't consider this as sustainable house just because of the green roof on top of the house, but it looses so much heat energy through the windows. This might look good but as we all know this might use a lot of energy just to maintain a comfortable environment inside.
  
  Tom 03/12/2010
- Changing the angle on the glass wall would have allowed for much more passive solar gain...I wonder why they designed it that way.
  
  Anonymous 03/14/2010
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