Tiny House in a Landscape

by Kent Griswold on December 31st, 2011. 14 Comments

Dream of Robinson, a cabin perched high in trees, as on stilts is pegged to the slender trunks of spruce. A bridge that spans the gap gives access.

The dream child of Patrick and his two son, Hugo Charly journeyman carpenter and guitarist, has materialized in shacks perched ten meters high, anchored to the slender trunks of spruce.

To see pictures of the interior and read the complete article visit the Mon Jardin website.

December 31st, 2011and filed in Tiny House Landscape
Tags: cabin, Charly, Robinson, spruce, stilts, trees
14 Comments

14 Responses to “Tiny House in a Landscape”

  1. Melissa Sanspree says:

    This is absolutely adorable. My dream is to live in a treehouse. Love it.

  2. alice h says:

    Now that’s my idea of sprucing up the place and decorating a tree!

  3. ani B says:

    I love treehouses and dreamed of living in one as a child, (in fact, a friend of mine did just that), but I have always wondered about something. When they are built that way, attached to live trees, doesn’t the structure shift as the tree grows?

    Just wondering…

    • Mary says:

      Long ago I had a book with instructions for building tree houses with one, two, three or four trees. My sons and I never got around to building one, for one reason or another, and the book is now lost, but I remember that one of essentials was to fasten supports to the tree and rest the frame on the supports rather than fastening to the tree itself. In this way you have a structure that can absorb movement and growth to a greater degree.

  4. Randy says:

    Awesome little cabin. Wonder if it qualifies for the “mile high” club? :) Happy new year to everyone in “tiny town.” May 2012 be the year when our tiny house dreams come true!

  5. Nerida says:

    @ Annie B,

    No, the very top of the tree will grow upwards, a bit like adding one layer after another on top. The whole tree doesnt move upwards. The cabin will stay where it is. It might sway in a very strong wind though.

  6. Andy H says:

    My first reaction is — that’s kinda scary lookin’! I’ve been fascinated by the idea of living in a forest ranger tower for many years, but I’d rather keep my feet on the ground I think…

  7. Charlie says:

    Hard to follow the website since it was in French. The pictures started with the tree house and ended with a small cabin on the ground. Not sure of the connection, since the website is in French.

    • Josh says:

      Hard to follow the website since it was in French.

      You should download the web browser Google Chrome. When you open a page in another language it automatically asks if you’d like to use Google Translate to translate the entire page. The translation isn’t perfect, but you’ll get the point of what’s being said.

  8. Shea says:

    I couldn’t get to the website from the link for some reason… Tried a Google search, found an image of the exact same tree cabin, but it came back here… is their website down now? Maybe it’s a French thing (or my Firefox browser)… hmmm. Would have loved to seen more pics, especially of the interior…

  9. This is really nice. That is what I call a tree house.

  10. Mack says:

    Oh my word, that is my ideal! Wonder how much that cost to build (and if the architects of that one would build me one if I supply the land, trees, and materials?)

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