Black and white illustration depicting the evolution of geometric shapes: starting from a pentagon, progressing to a dodecahedron, then a pentakis dodecahedron, followed by a modified pentakis dodecahedron, and culminating in the Dodeca Domes mini geodesic dome home.

World's First

This is the world's first pentakis dodecahedron home.

What makes this shape so remarkable is that each triangle is identical: they share the same shape, size, dihedral angles, and strut lengths. This makes it one of the simplest geodesic domes to construct.

Why hasn’t this been done yet? Dodecahedron-based domes do not scale as well as icosahedron-based domes. Given the size of a typical home, icosahedron-based domes are the more practical choice. However, they require at least two, and often three to four, different triangle shapes, along with various strut lengths and dihedral angles, making the design process quite complex.

For a tiny dome home, the pentakis dodecahedron is the ideal shape. It offers unmatched simplicity and manufacturability.