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TREE HABITATS

by , 10/02/05

Treehouses, tree top architecture, tree house, tree architecture, Lukasz Kos, Ontario Treehouse, Joel Sherman, Streel tree house
No longer just for Ewoks, treehouses have come a long way from the ramshackle plywood thingy your dad pieced together for you in the backyard. A number of architects are taking their inspiration from nature to create beautiful, comfortable, and contemporary dwellings in the trees.

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5 Responses to “TREE HABITATS”

  1. Neil Neil says:

    The Tahoe house is NOT a treehouse it is just “in the trees”. I would have thought a true treehouse would use a tree or trees a part of the structural support. Obviously there are technical difficulties usng something that is growing but that is the whole point I would ahve thought.

  2. Jaclynn Jaclynn says:

    Hey, that’s my house…i wish! Hehehe! It’s beautiful…Never mind that it’s among trees and not on a tree. I like the idea that you can access the Master Bedroom so easily. Sure works for me; i can hit the bed before anything else!

  3. Raul Raul says:

    Absolutely beautiful! I build steel frame myself but you’ve taken it to a new level. Congratulations.

  4. [...] What is it about tree houses that we love so much? Their playfulness, the escapism they offer, and the platforms they provide into nature all come to mind. We have written about the 4Treehouse by Lukasz Kos before, but when we saw it again in this month’s Dwell, the gorgeous glowing image stopped us in our tracks. Posing as a Japanese lantern on stilts, Kos’ creation floats within the fir trees on Lake Muskoka, Ontario. [...]

  5. Michael Michael says:

    it is not a treehouse.

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