10 Amazing Tree Houses: Plans, Pictures, Designs & Building Ideas 10 Amazing Tree Houses: Plans, Pictures, Designs, Ideas & Kits Article by Urbanist, filed under Houses & Residential in the Architecture category. As a young child (or perhaps even an adult) who hasn’t dreamed of living tree houses? Some structures are built on trees or hung from trees, but some unusual tree house building designs are even grown from trees or built right into a tree. Baumraum treehouses blends classic notions of a simple wood structure in a tree with modernist angles, clean lines and other design elements. The mobile, durable and somehow fanciful Free Spirit Spheres can be hung from anything from trees to buildings and rock faces. The 4Treehouse by Lukasz Kos floats like a “Japanese lantern on stilts” and is situated to accommodate four existing trees on the site. The TreeHouse Workshop is a Seattle-based company that takes the art of constructing tree houses extremely seriously. What if instead of building a tree house, you could grow it yourself?
TreeHouse Workshop, Located in Seattle, builders specializing in treehouse design and tree house construction for adults and kids Julia's Treehouse I really love treehouses. When I moved to Ridgefield, CT in 1995 there was a remnant of a treehouse on the property, just a rotting platform between three trees and a post. In 1997 I decided to fix it up just a little, and one thing led to another... Check out Corbin's Treehouse, it was awesome, but he doesn't live in it anymore. back to Julia's homepage
A Backyard Treehouse: For the Child in All of Us “A tree house should never overpower the tree in which it is built. It should sit lightly in the branches.” –Jeanie Stiles Have you ever dreamed of having a treehouse in your backyard? Jeanie Stiles and her husband David did, so they designed one for their children, beginning with the sketch you see above. The Stiles family treehouse was featured in Architectural Digest, which says: Protected from weather and adults, the kid-size interior forms a cozy hide-away, inspired by J. (Photos by Billy Cunningham.) My kids would love this. (Visited 36 time, 2 visit today) Tagged as: Architectural Digest, children, Decorating, Hobbits, lemonade, Lord of the Rings, magazines, Summer, treehouse
Tree Houses - Fasteners & Bolts for Tree Houses - Construction of Treehouses Professional fasteners for tree houses are the key to building safe and long lasting tree houses. The most important part of constructing tree houses is how the tree houses are attached to the tree. While different builders have preferences on attachment methods, there are definitely dangerous and wrong ways to attach tree houses. You are well advised to make sure that you understand how your tree house will be attached to the tree before you hire anyone to build your tree house. Quality fasteners for tree houses are created to meet two needs: 1) so strong that they will never fail until long after the wood of the tree fails under the load, if ever, and 2) they perch the tree houses main beams several inches from the trunk, which gives trees years or decades of space to increase in girth (growth rate is species dependent) before the interface of the treehouse and the tree needs to be altered. Proper materials attaching tree houses: Here is how NOT to attach tree houses to a tree.
The Treehouse Guide - Reduce tree damage caused by tree houses If a treehouse is designed poorly it is easy to cause damage to the tree, but by following some simple guidelines you can minimise damage as much as possible. It is impossible to cause no damage at all, but trees have evolved several techniques to tolerate damage and remain healthy. As trees are living organisms, they differ from familiar building materials in the following four ways. They can be infected by bacteria and viruses, causing loss of branches or death to the whole tree They slowly grow larger over time, increasing the diameter of their trunk every year They use a process called compartmentalisation to isolate damaged or infected areas They will compensate for a changed weight distribution Infections Airborne or insect-borne bacteria and fungi can infect a tree, causing localised rot and death and in some cases gradual or sudden death of the tree, eg Dutch elm disease and sudden oak death. Cutting the trunk or branches Nails and screws Bolts Slings, ropes and cable Growth over time
The Treehouse Guide - Tree house supports construction tutorial Construction tutorial From a practical point of view, building a good solid foundation for a treehouse is similar to that of a normal house - it must be planned to be as maintenance-free as you can make it. Trying to replace structural beams at a later stage when you realise they aren't up to the task is a hugely difficult, frustrating and time-consuming job. Avoid this situation by drawing yourself up a good plan. Basics Techniques Examples Once the floor is in place and you are convinced everything is securely in place, you can begin the building of the house itself on top. The actual construction is similar to how you might make a ground based house or playhouse now that you have a solid wooden floor, so you can borrow techniques from other walks of architecture and design to make your design work. Stages of building
Unique Tree House Hotels & Resorts For Your Next Vacation Me and you and a tree house castle for two! You really should check out the website - even if you never plan to sleep in a tree. This tree house is like something from a George McDonald book and is simply incredible! Dear Fernie Castle people, Please don't hesitate to invite me to come spend a complimentary night in your tree house if you happen to notice that you're getting a lot of bookings due to this website. Fernie Castle Treehouse Suite.