Baumraum’s World of Living Tree House Sits on Spider’s Legs

Posted By Yuka Yoneda On November 22, 2010 @ 7:56 pm In Architecture,Treehouses | 3 Comments

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We're no strangers to Germany's tree house makers extraordinaire Baumraum ^[6], so when we saw another brilliant arboreal home design from them, we knew we had to share it with you! The house resides at World of Living ^[7], a showspace/amusement park for sustainable housing company WeberHaus ^[8] and greets visitors with its curvy body perched atop super skinny spider-like "legs". The unusual shape and clean lines are signature Baumraum, and there are a lot of other cool features, so check them all out in our slide show.

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Located in Rheinau Baden-Linx, Germany (right near the French border), World of Living is a rather unusual type of establishment. It was conceived to show off WeberHaus ^[8]‘ homes, but in a fun, interactive way – and you know we can’t be mad at that! The tree house ^[10]‘s main body rests on a structural system of seven oblique, conical shaped columns made of Siberian larch and greets visitors to the park with a taste of the innovation they’re about to see.

As exciting as the tree house ^[10]‘s exterior is, the inside is no less interesting. The vaulted interior welcomes visitors with wallpaper depicting giant oak leaves as if the house itself were a tree. In fact, the walls are all made of native oak. Tired guests can take a load off in rotating seats, and integrated roll cages and drawers can act as tables or storage. Two skylights and large windows daylight ^[11] the space and allow views in all directions over the park and into the tree crown.

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[6] Baumraum: http://www.inhabitat.com/index.php?s=baumraum

[7] World of Living : http://www.weberhaus.de/index/world-of-living.html

[8] WeberHaus: http://www.weberhaus.co.uk/

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[10] tree house: http://inhabitat.com/?cat=43

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