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helius:
80 years ago Wallace Neff designed a house shaped like a balloon. There were thousands of his "bubble houses" built, it was a bit of a trend. They were made by spraying concrete onto an inflated rubber sac. Today only one remains in the US, formerly the architect's own dwelling:
https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2011/12/wallace-neff-shell-house.html

Most people who have spent time in Silicon Valley have seen the Flintstone House:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstone_House

ChristofferB:
Does the windows have iris blinds? If so I'm sold.

Red Squirrel:
That's what it looks like, that's genius. 

HackedFridgeMagnet:
the bubble house looks the the 'Bini' shells constructed in some Schools in NSW, Australia.

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/04/26/binishells-nsw-schools-fine-example-academic-architecture-hailed-revolutionary-time/

My school had one that had two basket ball courts inside or it could seat close to 1000 people.
Eventually they pulled it down as it was deemed unsafe, but I think some still stand today.
I liked it and I think most other people did too.

aargee:
There was also this https://www.museumofbrisbane.com.au/feeds/sunday-stories-space-city/, fell into disuse, vandalism, squatters then demolished. Usual story.

As far as the house is concerned, furnishing would be expensive, everything would have to be custom made curvy stuff.

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