Sometimes when I do research I come across something so spectacular I have to sit and wonder why we most of the world is crammed into a tiny fraction of the earth’s land mass. I had that feeling when I walked through Longwood Gardens during the Winter of 09. It was a cold crisp day but I felt the warmth of nature all around me. The treehouses, the fields and streams were inspiring and the botanical indoor gardens were beyond anything I could imagine. But I diverge, Alnwick Gardens is in the spotlight today. The treehouse(s) on the premises is well not easily describe because to do so would not do justice to what the experience of being there really is, but I will try.

Alnwick Garden Treehouse is the world’s largest, all-wood treehouse. It is six thousand square feet. It’s comprised of walkways, cottages, shops, a restaurant, and play areas. It holds close to one thousand people. More than thirty lime trees support the structure.

The main building sits on a plat-form of yellow balau hardwood decking. Freeform sketches were used rather than CAD architectural renderings. Which is possibly the reason it has such an organic feel. Ok those are the facts.

Top photo is from the collection of Ed O’ Keefe.



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