A spiritual healer built a Joshua Tree house inspired by domes made for living in outer space. It’s on the market for $2.1 million — take a look inside.

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A spiritual healer built a Joshua Tree house inspired by domes made for living in outer space. It’s on the market for $2.1 million — take a look inside.

<p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> <p>An otherworldly home in Joshua Tree that looks like a cluster of rocks is seeking $2.1 million.<br /> The house is made of earth and took seven years to build using a method developed for NASA.<br /> In the meantime, the house is available for short-term stays, with rates starting at $780 per night.</p> <div> <div class="slide">Nestled in the rugged landscape of Joshua Tree, California, is a cluster of rock-like domes that look like they belong on Mars. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> </div> <div class="slide">The otherworldly property, known as Bonita Domes, just hit the market for $2.1 million. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> <p>Jeffrey Weiss, the current owner, bought the house in October 2020 for $808,500, per listing records. This is the first time that he's listing the property for sale.</p> <p>Houses in Joshua Tree have a median listing home price of $440,000, according to real-estate data platform<a href="https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Joshua-Tree_CA/overview" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Realtor.com</a>. There are currently 181 single-family homes for sale in the area, with prices ranging from $119,999 to $18 million. The Bonita Domes property is the third most expensive listing in the area.</p> </div> <div class="slide">The domes were constructed by a woman named Lisa Starr over seven years, listing agent James Bianco from Coldwell Banker Realty told Insider. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> <p>The structures were built primarily using excavated earth from the site, Starr, a drum-maker and spiritual healer, wrote on <a href="https://drummedicinewoman.com/bonita-domes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">her website</a>.</p> </div> <div class="slide">Starr built the domes based on a design by Nader Khalili, an Iranian-American architect who passed away in 2008, Bianco said. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> </div> <div class="slide">Khalili was a pioneer in SuperAdobe architecture, a building method where sandbags of moist earth are stacked with barbed wire in layers or coils to create a structure. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> <p>Khalili founded the California Institute of Earth Architecture, or CalEarth, a nonprofit organization that <a href="https://www.calearth.org/our-mission" target="_blank" rel="noopener">researches and develops sustainable building designs</a>, in 1991. </p> <p>He developed the SuperAdobe building system by integrating "traditional earth architecture with contemporary global safety requirements," according to the CalEarth website.</p> </div> <div class="slide">"He was assigned in the mid-80s by NASA to design for lunar and space habitation, so the result was a shelter using the most stable of all the architectural elements — the arch, or dome — and he also found local materials that would insulate and protect," Bianco said. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> <p>Inspired by Khalili's work, Starr decided to adopt his building method to create a SuperAdobe house of her own.</p> <p>Starr wrote on her website that she connected with Khalili's building philosophy after attending a one-week workshop hosted by CalEarth in 2010, and bought the blueprints so she could build her own home.</p> <p>Starr completed the house in 2014 and lived there for the next six years, until 2020.</p> </div> <div class="slide">The 1,339-square-foot house comprises three domes: a main residence that has five bedrooms, a bathhouse, and a cocktail bar. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> </div> <div class="slide">The five bedrooms can each comfortably fit about two people, Bianco said. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> </div> <div class="slide">"The door comes down and you need to crawl in there," Bianco said. "At first, you're like, 'Oh my God, I have to crawl in this space,' but they're actually fairly spacious." <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> </div> <div class="slide">The property also comes with an on-site meditation temple, Bianco said. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> </div> <div class="slide">The domes include built-in features, such as bathtubs and display shelves. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> </div> <div class="slide">In 2021, Weiss added a pool and landscaping on the grounds around the house. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> </div> <div class="slide">The outdoor fireplace and kitchen are more comfortable to use when the sun is down, Bianco said. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> </div> <div class="slide">There are plenty of other unique homes in Joshua Tree, California. Part of the reason, Bianco believes, is because the people who own houses there want to create something that's as different as the atmosphere itself. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> </div> <div class="slide">Bianco thinks that the property is a great investment opportunity: "I can see somebody owning this as a trophy piece." <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> <p>The property is well-suited to be an events space where weddings and parties can be held, he added.</p> </div> <div class="slide">Although the house is for sale, it's also available for short-term stays. <p class="copyright">Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph</p> <p>Rates start at <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com/?postID=63e2789adda1a50925489d3f&site=bi&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.airbnb.com%2Frooms%2F45896701%3Fsource_impression_id%3Dp3_1675796697_yGaMdpNkWffPft1B" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$780 per night through Airbnb</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="read-original">Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joshua-tree-real-estate-for-sale-bonita-domes-2023-2">Business Insider</a></div>

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

An otherworldly home in Joshua Tree that looks like a cluster of rocks is seeking $2.1 million.
The house is made of earth and took seven years to build using a method developed for NASA.
In the meantime, the house is available for short-term stays, with rates starting at $780 per night.

Nestled in the rugged landscape of Joshua Tree, California, is a cluster of rock-like domes that look like they belong on Mars.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

The otherworldly property, known as Bonita Domes, just hit the market for $2.1 million.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

Jeffrey Weiss, the current owner, bought the house in October 2020 for $808,500, per listing records. This is the first time that he’s listing the property for sale.

Houses in Joshua Tree have a median listing home price of $440,000, according to real-estate data platform Realtor.com. There are currently 181 single-family homes for sale in the area, with prices ranging from $119,999 to $18 million. The Bonita Domes property is the third most expensive listing in the area.

The domes were constructed by a woman named Lisa Starr over seven years, listing agent James Bianco from Coldwell Banker Realty told Insider.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

The structures were built primarily using excavated earth from the site, Starr, a drum-maker and spiritual healer, wrote on her website.

Starr built the domes based on a design by Nader Khalili, an Iranian-American architect who passed away in 2008, Bianco said.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

Khalili was a pioneer in SuperAdobe architecture, a building method where sandbags of moist earth are stacked with barbed wire in layers or coils to create a structure.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

Khalili founded the California Institute of Earth Architecture, or CalEarth, a nonprofit organization that researches and develops sustainable building designs, in 1991.

He developed the SuperAdobe building system by integrating “traditional earth architecture with contemporary global safety requirements,” according to the CalEarth website.

“He was assigned in the mid-80s by NASA to design for lunar and space habitation, so the result was a shelter using the most stable of all the architectural elements — the arch, or dome — and he also found local materials that would insulate and protect,” Bianco said.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

Inspired by Khalili’s work, Starr decided to adopt his building method to create a SuperAdobe house of her own.

Starr wrote on her website that she connected with Khalili’s building philosophy after attending a one-week workshop hosted by CalEarth in 2010, and bought the blueprints so she could build her own home.

Starr completed the house in 2014 and lived there for the next six years, until 2020.

The 1,339-square-foot house comprises three domes: a main residence that has five bedrooms, a bathhouse, and a cocktail bar.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

The five bedrooms can each comfortably fit about two people, Bianco said.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

“The door comes down and you need to crawl in there,” Bianco said. “At first, you’re like, ‘Oh my God, I have to crawl in this space,’ but they’re actually fairly spacious.”

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

The property also comes with an on-site meditation temple, Bianco said.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

The domes include built-in features, such as bathtubs and display shelves.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

In 2021, Weiss added a pool and landscaping on the grounds around the house.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

The outdoor fireplace and kitchen are more comfortable to use when the sun is down, Bianco said.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

There are plenty of other unique homes in Joshua Tree, California. Part of the reason, Bianco believes, is because the people who own houses there want to create something that’s as different as the atmosphere itself.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

Bianco thinks that the property is a great investment opportunity: “I can see somebody owning this as a trophy piece.”

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

The property is well-suited to be an events space where weddings and parties can be held, he added.

Although the house is for sale, it’s also available for short-term stays.

Trent Teigen and Robbie Ralph

Rates start at $780 per night through Airbnb.

Read the original article on Business Insider

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