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For most of us, the sturdy tree house is a reminder of carefree childhood days when we clambered up branches and spied on Mrs Higgings next door -- or (in reality) gazed enviously over the fence at the tree palace owned by the spoilt kid next door. Now tree houses are back and increasingly being used as main homes, holiday getaways and even meditation retreats -- taking eco-friendly building to the extreme. Innovative designers are creating tree houses that live and 'breathe,' like the Fab Tree Hab. It uses high-tech computer modelling and ancient techniques like pleaching, which weaves together living branches and trunks to create walls and ceilings.
16 June 2008 10:14am
What a bunch of rubbish. Not one of these designs offers an even slightly viable solution to any form of housing.
16 June 2008 04:20pm
I think it's actually quite cool. But I see no advantage to normal eco housing, although it's much cheaper, and would be viable... if you are for example fleeing a nazi-like army and forced to live in the forest for the rest of your life... or just for holidays.
By the way.. your posting service is VERY buggy! if you dont enter the email correct first time, you cant correct it! or in firefox at least... anti-firefox people are stupid o.o
16 June 2008 11:28pm
i think we should leave the forest living to the animals aint that the point
17 June 2008 04:23am
'Self-absorbed' is all I can say for the previous comments. First - its viable - there are already communities making use of the concept. 'Concept' may in fact be a dated term, as sustainable building in such a manner described is possible and becoming more popular. Second - while I do not give much props to the person who did the research and collection of the photographed examples because there are much better examples of tree houses, there are certainly houses of the like with all the amenities of a normal home but built sustainably, renewably, and with less change to the environment. Third - If more practiced the idea of earth friendly living and there were others living near you one may be less inclined to refer pejoratively to it as 'forest living'. Fourth - maybe one day we will be able to call such an idea 'human living' or 'earth living' while referring to our past as 'destructive' and 'selfish living.'
14 July 2008 10:11pm
While I would have maybe chosen some...softer wording, I entirely agree with this last comment o.o Where do you think humans were living before concrete was created? Unless you're undergoing cryogenic sleep, you have no possible way to remove yourself from the world around you like that (and even then). Technology has first removed nature, and now it's reached a point where we can live in nature again while still enjoying the comforts that we take for granted. I think it's a great idea.
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