Treehouse Orientation

We're coming along with the design of the treehouse and as we were looking at the design, we realized we didn't really have an orientation for the treehouse.  Which way will the treehouse face?  We want the main views from the living room area...  The movie below shows our trip to the site, Bren climbing the tree, and us figuring out the orientation…

More Prelim Designs from Architect

We receive some more Preliminary Sketches from our Architect!  The purpose of the these prelims are to get a general idea of the exterior structure as well as an interior layout. 

Looking at the Treehouse from the Road (Looking Up)  Steep lot; thinking of some sort of bridge from Parking to the Treehouse.

Looking at the Treehouse from the top of  the lot (Looking Down) Design shows 2 overlapping structures around the main tree.  By adding structures on both sides of the tree, we balance the load on the tree.  Design shows covered Deck and 2 roof decks.

Site Plan to give you a better idea/measurments of the lot

Views from the Sides.  The Stairs lead to the front door.  There is a covered deck and 2 roof decks.

Interior Layout:  Design is showing the stairs leading to the deck, which in turn leads to the front door.  Inside, the design shows a kitchen on one side, a living area/studio on the other.  It shows stairs leading to the 2nd Structure (Loft)  In this design you also see the architect incorporating the surrounding tree's.

After taking a look at the designs we set up a meeting with the architect to talk about some good stuff. 

Likes:

- The 2 Overlapping Structures on both sides of the tree. 

- The Stairs Leading to the Deck

- The big Windows in the Loft

- The Multiple Decks

- The incorporation of the surrounding Tree's

Changes:

- The round deck rails on the top roof deck

- Big Windows in the main Structure (Where the living room and kitchen would be)

- A separate bedroom from the living room

- Kitchen - Moving the stove on top of the island (to create an open feel and inclusiveness with the living room)

- Increasing the square footage of the Main Structure

Overall Feel We're Going For:

- Simple/Clean

- Modern/Industrial

- Open

We also talked about Interior Wants and showed Dave (Architect) some Inspiration Photos, but I'll save that for another blog post :)