In 1995, the Sigler's home was destroyed by Hurricanes Opal and Erin, respectively. To prepare themselves for further emergencies, they enlisted Jonathan Zimmerman, a Bay area-architect that designs steel-reinforced concrete shells. This specialized construction, although contrasting with conventional structures, is built to withstand very extreme and violent weather conditions. Completed in the summer of 2003, it was celebrated on a local and national level, and garnered much press for its unorthodox construction and built-to-last structure.
Some 18 months after its completion, the Dome Home was put to test by Florida's most destructive slew of hurricanes in 2004. Sigler and Zimmerman reported how well their labor of love fared for Ivan the Terrible.