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A different sort of tree house

Jennifer Chait — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:19:15 +0000

Arch Daily has a huge scoop on this amazing Tree House of sorts by Sander Architects. And by huge I mean photo gallery DELUXE. According to the post, the site was limited space-wise, so the answer was to build up. This vertical beauty is one of the coolest structures and structure posts I’ve seen in a while. Seriously – look:

Awesome right!? It makes me rethink what I want in a house, I’ll tell you that much. The back story is really interesting too and kind of touching, totally worth a read.

Go see scads more images and read this great post.

[images via Arch Daily]

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A different sort of tree house

10 Great Treehouses

Jennifer Chait — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:28:39 +0000

International Listings recently sent me a link to a post that might be of interest to Offbeat readers – 10 Astonishing Treehouses You’d Love to Live In.

I took a look and it’s a nice post. Some of these treehouses have been featured here at Offbeat before, but not all of them; for example, the San Juan del Sur Tree House:

Beautiful – and likely very relaxing; you gotta adore that pool. There are a few more gems that I’ve never posted here. You can visit the original post at International Listings to see all the cool treehouses.

[image via International Listings]

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10 Great Treehouses

40 Amazing Treehouses

Jennifer Chait — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:00:20 +0000

This last week and a half we saw some new treehouses – not as many as I’d have liked. You know, I don’t think Offbeat is the kind of place that suits series. I spend all week thinking about what I could post if we weren’t doing a series. Hmmm, maybe no more. In any case, we have seen plenty of treehouses over the week, and over time here, so in case you missed something here’s a round-up.

Lastly, I wrote a post over at RiverWired about 17 Eco Treehouse Inspirations – some of these I’ve never posted about here at Offbeat, so you’ll find some new gems.

[image via stock.xchng]

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40 Amazing Treehouses

A Pint Sized Treehouse Room

Jennifer Chait — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:00:31 +0000

This is some totally random treehouse room I found a long time ago; and really this site is selling cool wall murals for children’s spaces, not truly homes of any sort. Still, it’s worth a look. I keep wondering which lucky kid on the planet owns this room. I’d have loved this as a kid – well maybe not the overly vibrant blur chair set and curtains, but you know what I mean.

See more wall mural creations at Leland’s.

[image via Leland's]

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A Pint Sized Treehouse Room

A Different Sort of Treehouse

Jennifer Chait — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:00:17 +0000

This treehouse wasn’t made exactly to be a treehouse; at least not how you might think.

The Tree House Clapham is covered in the book Diary of an Ecobuilder, and is really special. A huge tree occupied the lot of the Clapham house, making home building a bit of work. However, instead of taking the tree out the home was built around the tree in a way. It’s easier if you see.

There are plenty of tree features going on in this eco-home. Like the great staircase:

Other eco features of this home include reduced energy demands, reclaimed and recycled material use, rainwater capturing, and more. This is a great home site to browse if you’re looking for green home inspiration. You can see a huge photo gallery or read the partial building journal at the main Tree House website. You can also purchase a book about the house; the afore mentioned, Diary of an Ecobuilder.

[images via Tree House Clapham]

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A Different Sort of Treehouse

TreeHouse Workshop

Jennifer Chait — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:26:22 +0000

Well, I ran into a little family emergency, and been mia for three days – it’s all good though; getting taken care of, and treehouse week is still a good plan I’d say, so let’s just keep on with that for a few days. Although I do still have one non-treehouse guest to post (tomorrow).

I really love the TreeHouse Workshop company. They create the most beautiful treehomes – some not that high, more tree platforms, but still the beauty outweighs the lowness of the low structures. Not all the treehouses by this company are livable, some are meant for fun, adventure, or socializing. However, with a few adjustments, you could live in some of these great treehouses.

Their options are all custom; so if you can dream it, they most likely can build it. They do note that they don’t specifically build homes to live in – because of plumbing and other issues, but they’re working on a more livable structure.

TreeHouse Workshop is a licensed and bonded contractor and they’re actually located near me, in Washington state. That said, they offer different options for getting your personal treehouse built. One, you can live in Washington, two, they note that they’ll travel just about anywhere, or three you can learn more about DIY options by speaking with a building consultant or by attending their workshops.

You know you want to see some designs. They have many great galleries located at their website portfolio; here are a few I like.

Now this is a treehouse! Too cool. From their site: “This treehouse was featured in Pete Nelson’s book Treehouses of the World. It was built during one of our 6 day treehouse construction workshops with a group of people from England, Australia, New Zealand, and Germany.”

My favorite child sized treehouse from TreeHouse Workshop is this round and amazing structure.

Just lovely – and for a great cause as noted one the site, this treehouse was in collaboration with the “Make a Wish Foundation for our beloved friend Sam Stewart. Sam inspired this circular design, and required a view of his forest, a metal roof to hear the rain, and most importantly a ladder & bridge designed to allow his dog Dave to come up!” Seriously, how sweet is that?

My overall favorite treehouse is in Northern California (like I wouldn’t go there).

This structure is a getaway treehouse located, “In a Redwood grove on an 80 acre parcel that was once owned by Robert Louis Stevenson. It features doors and windows that were reclaimed from the original RLS house.” Have I sighed yet in this post? No, I will now; sigh. Can you imagine? How cool if this was your treehouse. You HAVE TO see the other side of this treehouse – go now and see it!

Visit the TreeHouse Workshop to learn more about this great company or just to see so many amazing treehouses that your eyes will pop.

[images via TreeHouse Workshop]

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TreeHouse Workshop

A Treehouse for Your Kitchen

Jennifer Chait — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:30:14 +0000

Born Rich always features the coolest rich gear. If you didn’t believe that fact before, you sure will now. I missed this back in January (sadness) – I could have been enjoying it’s splendor all this year.

The Treehouse Fridge!!!: Yeah I tripled exclamation pointed it.

Holy smokes. This is by far one of the top five oddest refrigerators I’ve ever seen. It’s got compartment/shelf like branches that hold items like fruit, which means you, the rich owner, can nicely pick your fruit from it’s shelves. Bizarre yet I really want one now. I’ll bookmark it for when I make my first million (oh ha).

See all views and learn more at Born Rich.

PS. Please excuse all odd phrases such as “tripled exclamation pointed” – um, not real. What can I say, the excitement got to me.

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A Treehouse for Your Kitchen

The Treehouse – Sybarite Style

Jennifer Chait — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:30:11 +0000

Being that it’s June, and time to be outside, I’ve had my mind on treehouses. It almost never hurts to see another treehouse, so for a week, that’s all we’re going to do. Minus one special guest (more on that later). I’ve got some traditional treehouses, some fancy treehouses, and some items that really just relate to treehouses but are so cool we’ll see them anyhow. Stay tuned for plenty of structures in the trees goodness this week. I know it’s mid-week; bear with me, I got off to a late start.

First up, Sybarite’s version of the treehouse. A unique take on an old classic. This treehouse is big on solar power. Sybarite a very cool architect and design company, notes that this home is a more organic approach to country living, although, I’m not sure I agree. I LOVE their idea, but frankly something so stark sticking out of the trees hardly seems more organic. Still… take a look.

This treehouse has a layout that maximizes solar capacity and is flexible in form – comprised of prefab sections. You can configure a home with anywhere from one to five bedrooms, and Sybarite notes that it can be installed in two weeks. Wow.

Other perks noted by Sybarite include:

Extremely low-maintenance concept
Features which reduce environmental impact and maximize self-sustainability
Avoidance of tree root damage and ground surface impact
Collected rainwater
70% energy self-sufficient

The not perk factor:

“Roll out cost (50+ houses): £0.5million each”

What do you think? Too white?

See much more of this treehouse at Sybarite. You really should visit their site for the other cool work they’ve created, or at least for their ping pong ball like letters – fun galore. Just try to stop messing with their name logo. (or maybe I’m just easily amused.)

[Image via Sybarite]

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The Treehouse – Sybarite Style

A Treehouse Fit for the Tin Man

Jennifer Chait — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:14:59 +0000

Is Tin Man two words or one? Tinman? Hmmm, well, in any case I found his perfect kooky house. This is a totally bizarre treehouse. Just ignore that tractor in front.

I for one am totally intrigued. Although, it does look like a place where you might get instant rust poisoning or something. It’s one of the strangest treehouses I’ve ever seen – and I’ve seen plenty. It’s in Washington so maybe I should seek it out. If you’d like to see some close-ups and extra photos check out Waymarking.com – the treehouse section.

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A Treehouse Fit for the Tin Man

Island Wood Structures

Jennifer Chait — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:24:26 +0000

Peggy, over at Tree Hugging Family, did this killer post about IslandWood at Bainbridge Island. The whole article is worth a read – it’s an environmental learning center and Washington state’s first LEED Gold project. Very slick. Of course I was most smitten with the structures at IslandWood. Terribly unique, sustainable, and simply amazing.

Metropolis – one of the best magazines around, featured IslandWood in their January piece – Into the Woods. To give you a taste, here’s IslandWood’s version of a treehouse:

Stunning! To see more cool structures at IslandWood read the entire Into the Woods article, or visit IslandWood.

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Island Wood Structures