An Atypical Tree House via Dwell
Ryan alerted me to this 172 square foot tree house which serves as an office and guest room that was featured in Dwell.
This office/guest house is built on an estate in Brentwood, California a suburb of Los Angeles and was designed by Rockefeller Partners Architects, Inc. I’m sure this was an expensive tree house but that information was not given.
The architects took about eight months to design the tree house. Construction of the inhabitable sculpture, with its studio and lounge, took another 18 months.
The tree house serves also as temporary guest quarters, with modern-day amenities like a daybed, a sink, a toilet, a small refrigerator, a fireplace and a microwave.
You can view more pictures and read more about the tree house over at the Dwell site.
Photo Credit: Eric Staudenmaier
11 Responses to “An Atypical Tree House via Dwell”
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This just screams, “I’m rich enough to spend $1000/square foot on a playhouse.” The concept completely blows the benefit of building small. It’s up to each individual to decide how to spend their money, and the owner clearly has plenty to throw around. Shameful opulence and a Disney-esque design with a roof like an old San-Ann gas station with 60s swag lights to me equals ugly. What a waste of beautiful woodwork.
This is great, I’d love to live in a small, high-quality space like this!
This seems like a waste to me; however, I like the glass-window corner, and believe that would make a fine addition to some of the small houses being designed here: perhaps to the small solar house, by having that glass-window corner facing SE.
What say ye?
Next SoCal wildfire and that thing is GONE. Building with resinous wood? I hope his fire insurance payments are making him wince.
This made me wish I would have considered putting my office in a tree – although I we didn’t spend near as much.
I think it is gorgeous. I love the warm, rich wood with brushed metal finishes. Not all who live small do it to save money or even minimize their environmental impact. Some do it simply for the beauty of the design, and are of course free to do so.
Is it real? It looks like CAD to me.
Hi Benjamin, yes it is real, if you got to the link and look at all the photos at the Dwell site it might be better. I didn’t load them all and picked my favorites and what I thought would show it off the best…Kent
I’m not a fan of the roof, but I love the interior and exterior. Overall, it’s a pretty cool little house.
SWEET, Thats all I need to say! Maybe someday I can see it live and up close.
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