Comments on: PREFAB TREE HOUSE http://inhabitat.com/prefab-tree-house/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:29:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: greenlifepages http://inhabitat.com/prefab-tree-house/comment-page-1/#comment-313707 greenlifepages Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:33:01 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=738#comment-313707 These are so interesting. Some questions do arise, like how to get in the home and safety, but those are surely addressed! It is awesome that the homes did not require trees to be cut down... http://greenlifepages.com These are so interesting. Some questions do arise, like how to get in the home and safety, but those are surely addressed! It is awesome that the homes did not require trees to be cut down… http://greenlifepages.com

]]> By: fred http://inhabitat.com/prefab-tree-house/comment-page-1/#comment-46859 fred Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:08:07 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=738#comment-46859 hello hello

]]> By: Inhabitat » Blog Archive » GROW YOUR OWN TREEHOUSE http://inhabitat.com/prefab-tree-house/comment-page-1/#comment-1788 Inhabitat » Blog Archive » GROW YOUR OWN TREEHOUSE Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:54:34 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=738#comment-1788 [...] There are houses built in trees and then there are treehouses. Last year, we had one of our first encounters with a home literally made from trees, using an ancient technique called pleaching - the art of weaving (and sometimes grafting) trees together to form structures. The Fab Tree Hab was one of the design entries for the Index: awards, emerging from the genius of a crew including MIT architect Mitchell Joachim and our friend, Javier Arbona of Archinect. The project description emphasized consideration of whole systems (and ecosystems) in creating a truly sustainable built environment, rather than a piecemeal approach that could yield uncertain longterm outcomes. [...] [...] There are houses built in trees and then there are treehouses. Last year, we had one of our first encounters with a home literally made from trees, using an ancient technique called pleaching – the art of weaving (and sometimes grafting) trees together to form structures. The Fab Tree Hab was one of the design entries for the Index: awards, emerging from the genius of a crew including MIT architect Mitchell Joachim and our friend, Javier Arbona of Archinect. The project description emphasized consideration of whole systems (and ecosystems) in creating a truly sustainable built environment, rather than a piecemeal approach that could yield uncertain longterm outcomes. [...]

]]> By: Heather http://inhabitat.com/prefab-tree-house/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Heather Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:07:00 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=738#comment-947 Good way of solving th eproblems of global warming! No need to cut down trees in order to expand or contruct. But Not sure about space age design do we really need to be living in pods just because its thought of as future design!!! Good way of solving th eproblems of global warming! No need to cut down trees in order to expand or contruct. But Not sure about space age design do we really need to be living in pods just because its thought of as future design!!!

]]> By: Paul http://inhabitat.com/prefab-tree-house/comment-page-1/#comment-946 Paul Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:57:00 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=738#comment-946 Don't the trees beneath the structure eventually grow? Don’t the trees beneath the structure eventually grow?

]]> By: Don Elliot http://inhabitat.com/prefab-tree-house/comment-page-1/#comment-945 Don Elliot Thu, 03 Nov 2005 02:59:00 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=738#comment-945 So, how DO you get up there? No elevator, entry mechanism is visible in the rendering. Also, it looks like a great place to be when you want the view on a nice sunny day, but (compared to the trees around it, for instance) how does it perform in varying weather extremes? Seasick pills in a Nor'easter? This really looks more like an observation tower than a habitat or living space. And it does also look a bit like something from a 60's sci-fi movie... Seriously, the concept is something I have thought about since I was a child in, well, my treehouse. This seems to take things a bit too far, though. There are the lingering questions as to how you get to and from the place, what is going on under the canopy to support interaction with the world outside the treetops, and what the neighbors are like. The uniqueness of the design, when replicated many times in many places could become just ticky-tacky in the treetops. In summary. A nice icea, nice sculptural shape, nice place to hang for a view, but I wouldn't want to live there. So, how DO you get up there? No elevator, entry mechanism is visible in the rendering. Also, it looks like a great place to be when you want the view on a nice sunny day, but (compared to the trees around it, for instance) how does it perform in varying weather extremes? Seasick pills in a Nor’easter?

This really looks more like an observation tower than a habitat or living space. And it does also look a bit like something from a 60′s sci-fi movie…

Seriously, the concept is something I have thought about since I was a child in, well, my treehouse. This seems to take things a bit too far, though. There are the lingering questions as to how you get to and from the place, what is going on under the canopy to support interaction with the world outside the treetops, and what the neighbors are like. The uniqueness of the design, when replicated many times in many places could become just ticky-tacky in the treetops.

In summary. A nice icea, nice sculptural shape, nice place to hang for a view, but I wouldn’t want to live there.

]]> By: sassy_red_head http://inhabitat.com/prefab-tree-house/comment-page-1/#comment-944 sassy_red_head Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:50:00 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=738#comment-944 You would think that if there were a fire, you would leave your home, regardless if it were on the ground or up in the trees. Personally, I would just find it annoying to haul stuff up there like furniture or a large bunch of groceries, but I guess it's really no different than an apartment building as far as that goes. You would think that if there were a fire, you would leave your home, regardless if it were on the ground or up in the trees.

Personally, I would just find it annoying to haul stuff up there like furniture or a large bunch of groceries, but I guess it’s really no different than an apartment building as far as that goes.

]]> By: Aleximus http://inhabitat.com/prefab-tree-house/comment-page-1/#comment-943 Aleximus Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:00:00 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=738#comment-943 Great design in principle, but to put a house at that height among trees would mean exposing both the house and its inhabitants to the hottest temperatures in a bushfire (something that we consider pretty important here in Australia). Great design in principle, but to put a house at that height among trees would mean exposing both the house and its inhabitants to the hottest temperatures in a bushfire (something that we consider pretty important here in Australia).

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