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

We're no strangers to Germany's tree house makers extraordinaire <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/index.php?s=baumraum">Baumraum</a>, so when we saw another brilliant arboreal home design from them, we knew we had to share it with you! The house resides at <a href="http://www.weberhaus.de/index/world-of-living.html">World of Living </a>, a showspace/amusement park for sustainable housing company <a href="http://www.weberhaus.co.uk/">WeberHaus</a> 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.

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 <a href="http://www.weberhaus.co.uk/">WeberHaus</a>' homes, but in a fun, interactive way - and you know we can't be mad at that!

The <a href="http://inhabitat.com/?cat=43">tree house</a>'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 <a href="http://inhabitat.com/?cat=43">tree house</a>'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 <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/daylighting">daylight</a> the space and allow views in all directions over the park and into the tree crown.

The tree house was built in the company's apprentice workshop in collaboration with external partners.

The house was actually a gift to the founder of Weberhaus, Hans Weber, on his 70th Birthday!

A view of the house from below.

The main structure of the house being carted into the park.

As if the tree house itself were not cool enough, there is also a terrace and stairs spiraling the oak suspended by a steel cable and heavy duty webbing belts.