"But the rounded roof isn't just a fanciful design gesture; it offers energy-saving benefits, explained Sarah Kardos, an associate broker at Four Seasons Sotheby's International Realty who shares the $1.12 million listing with associate broker Alexander Rubin. The shape increases natural airflow and creates even temperatures with only one degree of difference between the floor and the ceiling (in traditional rooms, the ceiling can be up to ten degrees warmer). That makes the home unusually comfortable, says Kardos."
"Most of the five-bedroom, three-bath home is located within the dome: the living room, the dining room, the kitchen, a pantry, three of the bedrooms, two of the bathrooms, a walk-in-closet, and a sauna off the primary bedroom. The 4,000-square-foot home has two wings that branch out on opposite sides of the dome; one has an additional two bedrooms and a sunroom-den that opens out onto a cattail-filled biosphere, a pondlike environment that hugs the five-acre property,"
A high-end dome-roofed home in Ghent, New York, was built in the early aughts by a German family affiliated with the Nature Institute. The dome rises subtly from the roofline and increases natural airflow, producing nearly even temperatures with only a one-degree difference between floor and ceiling. The 4,000-square-foot, single-level layout contains five bedrooms, three baths, a sauna, a pantry, and a lofted yoga area accessed by ladder. Two wings include additional bedrooms, a sunroom-den opening to a cattail-filled biosphere pond, and a garage, mudroom, and utility room. The property is listed for $1.12 million.
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