Article source: baumraum

Stately trees, a beautiful landscape, a good selection of leisure activities, and, if possible, a pre-existing infrastructure – a site that offers all these things is a good candidate for hosting a treehouse hotel. Add a realistic chance of obtaining a building permit, and the auspices for success are very good indeed.

Image Courtesy © Andreas Wenning

• Architects: baumraum
• Project: ‘Baumgeflüster’  Treehouse Hotel
• Location: Bad Zwischenahn, Germany
• Photography: Andreas Wenning
• Interior area: 35,6 qm
• Terrace area: 12,4 qm
• Opening: 2011
• Trees: a oak
• Height: situated in the height of 3.5 m
• Bearing structure: The terrace is suspended from the oak tree by means of stainless steel cables and textile straps; the treehouse’s load rests on 14 asymmetrically arranged and leaning steel supports
• Façade construction: from inside to outside: 20 mm larch boarding, untreated; 100 mm natural Insalation DWD; wind foil; 20 mm air space; 100 mm massive Wood Walls, bias-cut larch battens, horizontal

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