Florida’s most globular home is once again for sale.
Located at 634 Silvershore Dr. in Pensacola, this Monolithic home was built in 2007 by Bill Magenheimer and his wife Margo after their previous home was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan.
“We got married after Hurricane Ivan and we went to dome school for our honeymoon,” said Bill in a 2006 article for the Pensacola News Journal.
While rarely built in Florida, spherical homes like this are actually pretty ideal for the state’s climate because they’re extremely energy efficient, can withstand extreme temperatures and most importantly, they’re designed to deflect hurricane-force winds.
Monolithic domes are slightly different than “Yaca-Domes” or geodesic domes, which typically are built with lightweight interlocking triangles. Monolithic domes, however, are built with steel-reinforced concrete and inflatable Airfoam, which according to the designers makes these structures more energy efficient and more resilient to natural disasters.
“If (the dome home) fails it will be a catastrophic failure, which I think is better than losing a chunk of it,” added Bill.
Well, so far it hasn’t been failure and has stood up to many storms since its completion, including Category 2 Hurricane Sally in 2020.
The three story, 3,000-square-foot dome home comes with three bedrooms and four bathrooms, as well as 30-foot high ceilings, and it’s own sandy beach with views of Bayou Grande.
The Death Star-like house was last on the market back in 2022, with a listing price of $1.3 million. The current asking price is $$1,595,000, and the listing agent is Daniel Hua of Alliance Real Estate.
A version of this story first appeared in Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.
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