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Created: 06/29/09
Last Edited: 06/30/09
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Aditi Padki, Bill Neuhoff
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From: Justin Park's Portfolio
// dallas arboretum "ultimate tree house" competition concept
// one of 13 tree houses commissioned to be built at the dallas arboretum
// completed june 2006
The Underground Tree House explores the idea of what it feels like to be ten feet underground. From the outside, it appears as a simple cube of PolyGal with wood cladding. The roof top garden serves as the only hint that something out of the ordinary is happening. Upon entering the cube however, a completely different story is told. Roots flourish above your head and a dirt wall anchors the structure, providing an engaging experience. Another wall, filled with educational marvels galore, beckons your attention and capturing your imagination. Take a look through the periscope and view what ants and other insects would see if they were meandering through the above rooftop garden.
// one of 13 tree houses commissioned to be built at the dallas arboretum
// completed june 2006
The Underground Tree House explores the idea of what it feels like to be ten feet underground. From the outside, it appears as a simple cube of PolyGal with wood cladding. The roof top garden serves as the only hint that something out of the ordinary is happening. Upon entering the cube however, a completely different story is told. Roots flourish above your head and a dirt wall anchors the structure, providing an engaging experience. Another wall, filled with educational marvels galore, beckons your attention and capturing your imagination. Take a look through the periscope and view what ants and other insects would see if they were meandering through the above rooftop garden.
// construction drawings
// prefabrication
// construction
// explaining underground to the children
// using the periscopes
// finished project
// picture taken by Dan Henke
