Welcome to Our Geodesic Domes/Glamping Domes/Homes/Homestays/Resorts Solutions
Everyone loves to create. You imagine, we direct, and we will create.
We at Houbara work with the clients to give the geodesic domes and glamping products a personal touch, which is your personal insignia and says something about you. Tell your friends, and let them know that this is your creation and not something that you have purchased from the market. It's yours; you did it.
This is the reason we love interacting with our clients for a long time, turning their imaginations into reality. That is what we do.
If you do not wish to create for yourself because of any constraints, please visit our store on the home page, and you can buy directly what is available with us. We have tried to make our geodesic domes suitable for Indian weather conditions, and you can straightaway order them and we will place them at your project without any extra cost in a 30-day time frame.
All of our structures' details are listed below, along with explanations for each Nut and Bolt.
The Need: India is one country that has all kinds of weather conditions, and thus a design or a glamping inventory that suits Sikkim or Himachal may not suit Goa, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Laxaydeep, the Northeast states, Punjab, Rajasthan, or Gujrat.
Solution: The solution to this was to come up with a system wherein the glamping inventory can be customised for a particular area with a design that melts into the surroundings and connects the project with Mother Nature, thus achieving the aim of glamping.
Options to choose from: We have a team that is open to your ideas and concept plans; we have thousands of different inputs that will help you decide what you want or how it should look and behave.
1) A range of designs, shapes, and uses
2) A range of sizes
3) Various Materials Used in the Structure
4) Various Insulation Materials
5) A wide variety of colours, both outer and inner.
6) Range of outer protection materials
7) Range of Inner Protection Materials
8) Range of Security
9) Range of Platforms
10) Range of Decking
11) Various sets of wooden Rajasthani handcrafted quality furniture
Shape of Geodesic Domes
The Domes can be designed in any shape depending on the client's taste and the concept plan of the project. At present, we are manufacturing round domes, connected domes, and Quadrodomes. They look like the following:
Single Geodesic Domes
Double Geodesic Domes
Triple Geodesic Domes
Quodra-Dome 8x8 Meter
Quodra-Dome 8x12 Meter
Quodra-Dome 8x8 Open
Hobbit House 7+9+7 Meter
Size Options:
The Domes can be made in Any size; however, we are making domes at present in the below-mentioned sizes to suit personal needs, off-grid, and Glamping/Resort Businesses. The Round Domes are available in 7- to 12-metre diameters.
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Area Details:
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Every dome we make is crafted by experienced hands with a globally recognised process to give it a long life. All structures are made of the world's best steel, Tata Steel. We take care of every inch of the structure we produce so that it does not cause problems for you at a later stage. Our Structures can be divided into the below-mentioned parts:
1. Decking of the structure: You can call it the platform, base, or foundation of the structure, and it can be made from various materials locally by you or prefabricated for the particular site by us. The essence of making the platform or deck is to keep the structure a little elevated from the ground.
If the ground is level, the decking can be made of MUD, Rammed earth, Caliche mixed with lime, concrete, Bricks, Stones, Poles, Steel, wooden rafters, or just collect the soil to make a raised ground. We also provide a prefabricated platform, and the design would depend upon the size, shape, and how high you want it from the ground level.
If the ground is on a slope, the best use of slopes is made by putting geodesic domes on them. You can put a geodesic dome on a gradient as high as 70 degrees. The platform is made to cancel the gradient, and it gives a beautiful view of the surroundings. The decking for a gradient slope is made from steel, which is strong and lasts longer. You can also use locally available wood poles to make the decking. You can also make a platform with stones and use it as extra space under the geodesic dome.
Prefabricated Decking:
The prefabricated decking is made from tata steel rectangular hollow sections and other inputs. We make it at our manufacturing unit, paint it to last a long time, install it, check for any problems, and finally ship it to the customer or put it together ourselves.
The size of the decking will depend on the customer's plan, the extra space you want for a bathtub, sitting out, or some other purpose. The decking design will also depend on the structure you choose and the location where it is going to be placed.
When we take on large projects, we visit the site and request that our customers give us a 1x1-metre contour plan. On this contour plan, we make a concept plan of the project and give the customer three options to choose from. The cost is $3000 USD.
The same will also apply to our decking designs; they will include everything you will need to make your decking.
If the customer wants to do the decking locally, we recommend our dome design to them and also keep communication open with the party doing the decking so as to avoid any future problems.
If a customer wants to buy the complete service, which includes decking, we can do that also.
Houbara Geodesic Dome Structure:
The dome structures are made from Tata Steel; we do not use any other steel for our structures. The TATA steel can be identified by the marks on every metre of running length. For domes, we use circular hollow sections of 2.2 and 2.6 thickness, with widths of 28 and 32 mm, respectively. The other designs are made from rectangular hollow sections or square hollow sections. Our Geodesic dome's structure is made up of the below-mentioned parts:
1. The Base plate (20 numbers in a 7-meter dome): The base plate is the foot of our structure, and its purpose is to give strength, stability, and a strong joint with the roots or material on the ground, base, or platform. The base plate is made from 6 mm-thick plates and powder coated twice for extra life. The same is kept in Owen for 6 Hours. The weight of each Base plate is approximately 1.5 kg. We make everything with perfection, and everything we do is transparent with our customers. Domes cannot be copied unless you have all the design information, so we are sharing everything except the drawings.
2. Connectors: 74 Numbers in a 7-Metre Dome: The connectors have a very important role to play; they give strength to the dome and also have a very good shape. Our connectors are made from TATA steel, a 4 mm-thick plate cut to precision with a laser. There are four Different types of connectors in our domes; every connector is different from another because of the angle difference. In one geodesic dome, there are 74 connectors in all. We could have made a design without using the connectors, but connectors are very important in a geodesic dome.
3. Struts/Rays (250 in Number in a 7-metre dome): The main structure of our geodesic dome is made from struts and rays, or you can call them steel pipes. The rays are made of TATA steel circular hollow sections of 28 MM and 2.2 mm thickness. Here also, we do two coats of the best-quality powder-coated paint, and each lot is baked for 5 hours in an OVEN. There are 10 different sizes of rays that can be easily installed without an installation Guide.
4. Door: After doing a lot of research and studying various glamping sites and domes situated in off-grid locations, we have designed a door that is strong enough to take on even a Bear, a monkey, or an Intruder. The door weighs approximately 56 Kg and is dismantleable in small parts. The door size is 1 metre in width and 2 metres in length. The door can be taken anywhere in a car or on a market cliff. It's very easy to assemble the door.
The door assembly comes with a lock; you can use glass or wood behind the grill; we give you a 4 mm thick polycarbonate sheet.
Outer fabric/Cover/Membrane:
The Outer cover of our geodesic domes is made of fabric, which has a long life. We use the best of the best of the world, i.e., Sergio Ferrari and Sattler. We do not use any fabric that is second-grade and not the best.
These companies provide a 15-year warranty on the products.
Below are the details of the outer fabric manufactured by Sergio Ferrari 902S2 and the transparent membrane. We are using 950 GSM fabric for the outer cover. We use the best for our Domes.
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Geodesic domes Inner:
The domes are flexible, and you can do anything with them to suit a particular need or for a particular area.
We do not use fluffy fabric inside our domes, but we make them for a longer life. We use panels of various sizes fitted with the dome structure to give you comfort and security. The panels are made of either marine ply or OSP boards, depending on the humidity year-round. The customer has to choose the inside fabric for the wall panels, which comes in various materials and colours.
The layers of our geodesic domes are as below: -
- . First layer is the Outer layer
2. The first is a sandwiched roclayer. insulation layer with two mesh.
3. The double-bubble insulation layer
4. Inner plywood panels
We are the only manufacturer in the world who adds so much for the security and comfort of our clients; that's why we say our geodesic domes are not Tents. They are for life.
Exhaust fans: Not all exhaust fans will work well in a dome; we need an exhaust fan that has very low noise and, due to the gradient of the outer surface, protects the inner from rain or gusts of wind. So, for this purpose, we chose two options:
Solar Exhaust fans: Solar exhaust fans are needed where there is no power, like in off-grid locations. Our fans are made by the best global manufacturers. This may cost extra as it is an imported product.
Electric exhaust fans: Where there is power available, we will provide the below-mentioned model, which is the best in its class and has very low noise. There are many models; some of them have a humidity sensor that automatically starts the exhaust fan when humidity reaches a particular level. You can also programme the exhaust fans.
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Windows: As the exhaust windows also play a part in the geodesic dome, 3/4 of the dome is covered, and 1/4 of the front portion is transparent. Windows are another way you can look outside, permit the light, and, in case you want fresh air, open them. So we have two options for the windows:
1. Polycarbonate oval or round windows: These windows are tugged in the main outer fabric and are generally used to let the light flow inside. There are various size options, starting from 360mm to 560 mm in diameter. The windows can be placed in the middle, lower, or upper part, as decided by the clients. These are fixed windows and cannot be opened if you want to.
2. Openable round windows: These windows come in a round shape and can also be customised as per the client's needs. These are generally used in marine environments like boats, so they are very good quality-wise. You can open them whenever you wish, but they should be handled with care. The Size options are 360 mm to 560 mm. These are just a few of the options; there are no limits to anything, and we can create as per the client's needs.
Skylight, Transparent front: - The soul of Geodesic domes is connection with mother nature. The two most important parts of the dome that help achieve the effect are the Skylight (the transparent part on top) and the Front transparent part. Both of them are made from 950 GSM or thicker fabrics for a longer life. We have some options to choose from.
1. Transparent front cover: We have devised a cover for extra protection from harsh weather. The cover is insulated and can be put on the transparent part to blind it at Night or during heavy snow. This is attached by clips and wilcrow and can easily be folded up or on the side and used when needed.
2. Skylight: We provide a skylight for our domes, which can be closed in the daytime in case you do not want sunlight.
We have tried to give you all the information on our basic dome's interiors, materials used, and exteriors.
The domes have no limits in terms of design, sizes, shapes, interiors, or exteriors; there are endless options available to all of us. You can create a complete organic, eco-friendly dome with the use of cob and mud, and we recommend everyone use the local resources available to them to the fullest.
We are also coming up with two sets of interior furniture, one in the middle range around 2000 USD, which will have 13 items for your needs as furniture. and another high range of USD 3000. The aim is to set up the inventory quickly and start using it.
We will keep updating this page with more input.
Please connect with us in case of any small question, and I promise you we won't SPAM you later.