Just beyond the living room area is the kitchen. The positive nature of space granted by a dome is exhibited in the kitchen, as well as Dr. Laski's definition of home design.

"Maybe the 'design books' tell you there should be no more than six feet of space between the components of the 'invisible triangle'", says Laski referring to the space that separates the stove, sink and workplace from one another. "But we thought: 'what do we like?'"

And the result was a lot more space in the kitchen. He explains that he is not abhorrent to moving a little bit more to get something from one of those areas. Feeling comfortable is more important then going by formulas dictated by design experts. Experts, he says, that are not living in the home. They are. The Laski's considered where their family (and all others they say) spends the majority of their time. You at first would think bedroom. But, Laski points out, most of the time you are not even conscious of it. You actually spend most time in the kitchen.

Another element of the 'Laski Dome' represented in the kitchen is their goal of having the dome extremely low-maintenance. The counters around the sink tilt so if anything spills, it would spill back in the sink, not on the floor, or worse, onto the person cleaning up. It also has two side basins in their commercial sink. Adding to the convenience of their life, Carmen says that "if one basin fills up it can carry over to the second."

The kitchen space, however, maintains the theme of an open house, allowing for an open walk-through from the living room to the kitchen. They nixed the idea of cabinets blocking the way.

Continuing through the circle of the first floor is the dining room and master suite with a full bathroom and walk-in closet. Dr. Laski and Carmen realized that the best way to fill in the "empty" spaces in the round house was the put the closets where the "empty" space would otherwise be, giving each room with a large closet.

Back in the living room, an open staircase that hugs the outer-wall of the dome leads up to the second level, which contains the 'communications center'. This small room will house computers, a small library and a sounds system, which connects speakers to every room in the house. Anyone can be 'radioed' in a room from any other room in the dome. Every room will also have an alarm for fire or theft.

In addition, different temperatures can be controlled through grates. And with a house with so much space, this is integral.

A spiral staircase leads you up to the third level. This floor contains a pool table and a view of the living room below. The couple wanted a lot of light on the third floor so it has a skylight on the ceiling along with windows making this a visually appealing room.

The bathrooms around the dome are roomy and have shelves to accommodate (as Laski laughingly refers to himself) 'shorter people'.

He admits a circular home can be a challenging undertaking. As in the US Capital's Statuary Hall, or the Whisper Chamber, if someone were to whisper something at the top of the dome, a person downstairs in the opposite corner could hear it loud and clear. The round room and high ceilings allow sound to carry extremely well.

"Its an echogenic building," says Laski. "Sound can be too loud at times