Comments on: Modern Treehouses by Baumraum http://www.contemporist.com/2008/06/28/modern-treehouses-by-baumraum/ Contemporary Modern Architecture Furniture Lighting Interior Design Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:37:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sheldon http://www.contemporist.com/2008/06/28/modern-treehouses-by-baumraum/#comment-121714 sheldon Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:18:41 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=2772#comment-121714 got to the site and expected a circle, yes an orb........a centuries old classic geometric shape we call the Ball...........suspended from a tree........besides it's obvious structural superiority......the aestetis that lend itself to nature are obvious..........Imagine a giant accorn........study one.....feel it......from its' shell to its 'roof' it would make a superb tree house........aestetically it is unbeatable.....but then you Germans over design everything and take all your cues from Berlin.............go to the Black Forest and throw out your 'industry' materials, your hard lines and your concrete and pipes and truly consider the Tree itself as the Cue.........the limbs it's base........yes, it's very 'home-like' qualities'............most of the designs you have here detract from the Tree itself.........of course they are competent in modern utilitarianism...........but the real challenge I charge you all with is to truely build a Tree House with the Tree in mind..........Try starting with the 'right' tree.......and a big one at that and you will have your 'window'........... fondly sheldon (tree lover and designer/builder) got to the site and expected a circle, yes an orb……..a centuries old classic geometric shape we call the Ball………..suspended from a tree……..besides it’s obvious structural superiority……the aestetis that lend itself to nature are obvious……….Imagine a giant accorn……..study one…..feel it……from its’ shell to its ‘roof’ it would make a superb tree house……..aestetically it is unbeatable…..but then you Germans over design everything and take all your cues from Berlin………….go to the Black Forest and throw out your ‘industry’ materials, your hard lines and your concrete and pipes and truly consider the Tree itself as the Cue………the limbs it’s base……..yes, it’s very ‘home-like’ qualities’…………most of the designs you have here detract from the Tree itself………of course they are competent in modern utilitarianism………..but the real challenge I charge you all with is to truely build a Tree House with the Tree in mind……….Try starting with the ‘right’ tree…….and a big one at that and you will have your ‘window’………..

fondly
sheldon (tree lover and designer/builder)

]]> By: LOU http://www.contemporist.com/2008/06/28/modern-treehouses-by-baumraum/#comment-113918 LOU Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:07:52 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=2772#comment-113918 YOU CAN BUILD ONE IN MY YARD FOR ADVERTISEMENT PURPOSES. BIG LOU YOU CAN BUILD ONE IN MY YARD FOR ADVERTISEMENT PURPOSES. BIG LOU

]]> By: Helbe Carvalho http://www.contemporist.com/2008/06/28/modern-treehouses-by-baumraum/#comment-21244 Helbe Carvalho Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:54:27 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=2772#comment-21244 The word is " wonderfull" ! The word is ” wonderfull” !

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.contemporist.com/2008/06/28/modern-treehouses-by-baumraum/#comment-10013 Lindsay Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:53:36 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=2772#comment-10013 Haha, yeah, i'm not sure I'd call them authentic tree houses, but the designs are cool, and I sure wouldn't mind having one for my vacation home. :) Haha, yeah, i’m not sure I’d call them authentic tree houses, but the designs are cool, and I sure wouldn’t mind having one for my vacation home. :)

]]> By: Mike Toler http://www.contemporist.com/2008/06/28/modern-treehouses-by-baumraum/#comment-9793 Mike Toler Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:02:20 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=2772#comment-9793 These aren't treehouses! These are houses on stilts sitting BESIDE a tree. FFS! These aren’t treehouses! These are houses on stilts sitting BESIDE a tree. FFS!

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