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Awesome Best Hut Treehouse in New Zealand Has a Remote-Controlled Drawbridge

12/13/2011
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    We've seen a lot of sweet treehouses in our day, but never one with a remote-controlled drawbridge! Jono Williams got together with a group of friends to build this high tech <a href="http://thebesthut.blogspot.com/">"Best Hut" treehouse</a> in New Zealand, but this isn't the first time the 24 year old engineer/graphic designer has relived his childhood with such a fun project. In fact, this is his 10th treehouse and counting, and it's one of the most sophisticated. Built almost completely out of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling">recycled materials</a>, the 12 meter square hut has a rainwater harvesting system, a hot water heater, a gas-heated bath, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting_diode">LED lighting</a>, and - did we mention this already? - a radio-controlled drawbridge. Plus it only cost $1,500 to build. Check out a youtube clip of the bridge after the jump.
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  • The Best Hut by Jono Williams
    Built in New Zealand, The Best Hut is made almost entirely out of recycled materials
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  • The Best Hut by Jono Williams
    This treehouse only cost $1,500 to build!
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    Many of the materials were sourced via Facebook!
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  • The Best Hut by Jono Williams
    It features a hot water heater, LED lighting, and a gas heated bath
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    It also has a radio-controlled drawbridge!
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    This is the rainwater harvesting system
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    This is the 10th tree house Jono has built.
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The Best Hut by Jono Williams

We've seen a lot of sweet treehouses in our day, but never one with a remote-controlled drawbridge! Jono Williams got together with a group of friends to build this high tech "Best Hut" treehouse in New Zealand, but this isn't the first time the 24 year old engineer/graphic designer has relived his childhood with such a fun project. In fact, this is his 10th treehouse and counting, and it's one of the most sophisticated. Built almost completely out of recycled materials, the 12 meter square hut has a rainwater harvesting system, a hot water heater, a gas-heated bath, LED lighting, and - did we mention this already? - a radio-controlled drawbridge. Plus it only cost $1,500 to build. Check out a youtube clip of the bridge after the jump.

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Categories:  Architecture, Art, Treehouses
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