There is a contest for a treehouse design that is intriguing enough to inspire me
to create some hand-sketches.
I though about how it feels to be in this treehouse.
I wanted an organic form that is inspired by natural forms such as the ocean waves, the wisp of clouds
or the way sand is shaped and easily formed.
My vision was a treehouse that flowed from one tree to the next in a curvilinear form.
Space is divided into living, bathroom, and sleeping zones. The living space is low cushions designed for casual seating low tho the ground and flows with the shape of the perimeter. Bathroom is a freestanding
round silo shape with shower, toilet and sink. Sleeeping area is roll up futons.
Treehouse will be self supporting creating energy from solar panels. A rainwater harvesting system will be implemented for shower. Non-electric self-contained composting toilet that odorlessly converts human waste into safe fertilizing soil.
Unfortunately my current Archicad version does not support organic freeform shapes, and I can only meet the timeline using architects specific design software. Also, to support Archicad R15, I will need to upgrade my operating system to Snow Leopard and that will take an additional 8 days before I receive the disk.
Since the timeline is short I also sketched a rectilinear design that I will upload eventually to this blog and can be done in Archicad 13, not my first choice but it still wont be anything like little Johnny's back
yard treehouse.
http://www.treehousesinparadise.com/
Below are my sketches for Organic design for a Treehouse.
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