Eco-friendly dome in Topanga
Built in 2021, the two-story dome is covered by soil on three sides.
![Built in 2021, the two-story dome is covered by soil on three sides.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e981b7a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1499x900+0+0/resize/1440x865!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2Fb4%2F6bc8fc5f4b9999aa87ceadb286b7%2Fimage-3.jpg)
The kitchen. (Shawn Cordon Real Estate Photography)
![The bedroom.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8b7856f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1499x900+0+0/resize/1440x865!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F92%2Ffc%2F1c2adc494daf8e3e7149a607f554%2Fimage-4.jpg)
The bedroom. (Shawn Cordon Real Estate Photography)
![The deck.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1217ee1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1499x900+0+0/resize/1440x865!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2Fbe%2Fc3328ccd48799ec2d7b57f125336%2Fimage-5.jpg)
The deck. (Shawn Cordon Real Estate Photography)
![The bathroom.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/796ff6b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1499x900+0+0/resize/1440x865!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2F3f%2F9a6ff2d5429cb90f4cfdd0ed899a%2Fimage-6.jpg)
The bathroom. (Shawn Cordon Real Estate Photography)
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![The view.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/482621d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1499x900+0+0/resize/1440x865!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2F9f%2F22f790e04d7dbbd93ef3696242fc%2Fimage-7.jpg)
The view. (Shawn Cordon Real Estate Photography)
![Aerial view of the dome.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6d2153c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x900+0+0/resize/1440x864!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F45%2F90%2F517f67f94558bbad0627de0e33a8%2Fimage-2.jpg)
Aerial view of the dome. (Shawn Cordon Real Estate Photography)
![The hillside home.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/87a5d6b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x900+0+0/resize/1440x864!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff3%2F4f%2Fb55c14ea486eae889cdc4df9a954%2Fimage-1.jpg)
The hillside home. (Shawn Cordon Real Estate Photography)
Jack Flemming covers real estate for the Los Angeles Times. He was raised in St. Louis and studied journalism at the University of Missouri. Before joining The Times as an intern in 2017, he wrote for the Columbia Missourian and Politico Europe.