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The Monolithic Dome   Site Index   Homes Schools Sports Churches Commercial Nonprofit Storages   Foam Airforms & Coatings Equipment   Disaster Resistant   Planning & Design Construction & Training   President's Sphere   Dome News   Bulletin Board Builder Listings Insurance Lenders   Workshops Conference   Marketplace	Charca Casa-- The House by the Pond ITALY, Texas -- Charca means pond or puddle and Casa means house in Spanish. Hence, the name Charca Casa, the house by a pond. The acre pond is a spectacular backdrop for the spacious patio. Charca Casa is designed with a 32' expanse of windows in the living room to view the activities on the patio and pond. Charca Casa is two connected 40' diameter domes into a duplex. The right hand dome, Casa, has three bedrooms, a small guest room, and a home office. in the center of Casa, over the bathroom and hall is a small loft. This loft is an ideal place for the grandchildren when they come to visit. They love to go up the circular stairway and "camp out" in the loft. Charca, the dome on the left, contains a very large living room, a single bedroom with private bath, a laundry room, large pantry and a spacious galley kitchen. The dining area is adjacent to the living room and the whole area functions as a great room. The great room is about 700 square feet with the obvious focal point being the patio windows. Charca Casa has a ceramic tile floor throughout. The interior framing is primarily steel studs with sheetrock. The use of the dome with the interior details makes the home very hypo-allergenic. The home is easier to keep clean than most. The feeling inside Charca Casa is wonderful. Very little outside sounds can be heard in the building. It is extremely easy to heat and cool. The curved vaulted ceilings add significant spaciousness to the bedrooms as well as the living areas. Charca Casa is a compound house. It could have been built in two stages, years apart. The first stage would be a nice, three bedroom home. The second stage would have been to expand the home. Next, a covered swimming pool, exercise room, or great room can be added. Charca Casa is a wonderful home and is available for tours (by appointment only). The dome provides for innovative designs and effective utilization of space. Related Links: The Road to a Home -- First Steps Toward Your Own Monolithic Dome Home Cliffdome-- Then and Now Along The Yellow Brick Road -- The World's Second Monolithic Dome Home	Charca Casa with spray-in-place concrete fence. The 700 square foot "great room" has a beautiful view of the pond through a large bank of windows The galley kitchen is ideal for serious cooking. High open ceilings in the bedroom provide a peaceful open feeling. Arches echo the dome and augmented windows of the entry to Charca Casa. Click Here to View Entire Picture Gallery
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