玻璃圆顶是一种离网模块化住房单元，旨在利用易得到的和回收的材料进行建造，同时保留宽敞的美学，以实现简单高效的生活方式。

美国每年废弃超过1100万吨玻璃瓶和罐。玻璃圆顶的灵感来自古罗马使用混凝土和罐的建筑技术，但改用回收的玻璃瓶作为砖块单元，使用Adobe和黏土粘合在一起。作为传统建筑技术的扩展，每个玻璃瓶都含有norbornadiene，这是一种液体，可以捕获比传统太阳能电池板多30％的太阳能。这些瓶子也可以填充黑色液体，作为寒冷气候的热量储存器，在白天吸收太阳辐射，并在晚上将其辐射回太空，作为另一层被动策略。因此，玻璃圆顶的外层变成了一个发电机，支持离网模块化住宅。白天，玻璃瓶将散射的阳光照入室内，而晚上，集成在定时器中的小LED开口，照亮室内空间。

生活空间是完全功能的，中央设有紧凑的浴室，两侧分别为起居和厨房区域。起居区有一个可折叠的桌子，也可以作为学习区或阅读角落。大型胶合板面板使内部墙壁具有温暖和有机的感觉，而明亮的橱柜和墙壁则营造出清晰和开放的氛围。雨水在天窗沟槽处收集，通过管道流入水箱，用于家庭用水以及用于浴室吊顶上方的供暖和制冷。上到夹层的休息和睡眠区，光线从可操作的天窗倾泻而下，提供一个宁静的休息、冥想和欣赏星云景象的地方。

Glass Dome is an off-grid modular housing unit designed to use easy-to-obtain and recycled materials for construction, while retaining a spacious aesthetic for simple and efficient living.

Americans discard over 11 million tons of glass bottles and jars each year. The Glass Dome is inspired by ancient Rome's use of amphora with concrete for construction, but instead utilizes recycled glass bottles as masonry units, bound together using adobe and clay. As an expansion of the traditional building technique, each glass jar contains norbornadiene, a liquid which can capture up to 30 percent more raw solar energy than traditional solar panels, which can only harness 21 percent. The bottles can also be filled with dark liquid to serve as a thermal mass for colder climates, absorbing solar radiation during the day and radiating it back into space at night, as another layer of passive strategy. The skin of the glass dome has thus been transformed into a power generator, supporting the off-grid modular house. During the day, the glass jars bring diffused daylight into the room, while at night small LED apertures, integrated into the glass jars on timers, light up the interior space.

The living space is fully functional, with a compact bathroom in the center and living and kitchen areas on either side. The living area has a collapsible table, which also doubles as a study area or reading nook. Large panels of plywood give the interior walls a warm and organic feel, while bright cabinetry and walls lend an atmosphere of clarity and openness. Rainwater is collected at the skylight trench and piped down into a water tank for domestic use as well as for heating and cooling above the bathroom soffit. Going up to the resting and sleeping area on the mezzanine, light pours down from the operable skylight, offering a peaceful place to rest, meditate and enjoy the view of the nebula scenery.