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Last Sunday's Countryfile took us into the woods and up:
Tree houses
For many of us, childhood memories evoke long days playing outdoors. Adventures at every turn. Running through woodland and scrambling up trees without a care in the world. But what if you could have a model which was anything but child's play? There’s central heating, a kitchen and a bathroom with all mod cons... and it’s 20 feet above the ground on stilts. Ellie gets the low down on high living from Eco Architect Simon Parfett, a man whose mission is to see us living in trees. But Ellie can’t help wondering whether tree houses could be a property for the future or just big kids play thing and given they can cost as much as a house it’s a question worth asking.
BBC One - Countryfile, Somerset
Here is the company:
Bower House Home
Bower House are builders of traditionally hand crafted, bespoke & sustainable tree houses, studios, outdoor spaces and play equipment.
Our philosophy is based on a love of natural structure and minimal impact design. We utilise the latest technologies combined with local materials and traditional craftsmanship. The results are organic and sustainably built treehouses, studio cabins and hideaways
Our experienced team includes architects, project managers, tree
surgeons and expert craftsmen who all share
a passion for working with trees and natural materials.
We offer a comprehensive design service from concept through
the planning process to final installation and fit out.
Working closely with our dynamic partner company 'Touch Wood Enterprises' we call on an experienced team of woodworkers and a supply of locally sourced materials to deliver your specific requirements.
surgeons and expert craftsmen who all share
a passion for working with trees and natural materials.
We offer a comprehensive design service from concept through
the planning process to final installation and fit out.
Working closely with our dynamic partner company 'Touch Wood Enterprises' we call on an experienced team of woodworkers and a supply of locally sourced materials to deliver your specific requirements.
Bower House Home
With a few more ideas:
Live in Harmony with Nature in These Super Sexy Tree House Cabins
ARCHITECTURE
Looking to get reacquainted with nature? How about spending some time in a luxurious eco-friendlytree house surrounded by lush forest canopy? Whether you're looking for the ultimate escape from the city or just want to add a unique addition to your home, these eco-friendly cabins, custom made by Bower House Eco Cabins, are perfect off-grid escapes for the treehugger inside us all.
Although the tree houses are custom made to order, the company builds each project with eco-friendly principles. Cutting edge computer technology is first used to detail every building aspect, and then the components of the tree house are “printed” off site. This strategy minimizes construction waste and reduces disruption to the surrounding natural ecosystem.
Locally-sourced, sustainably harvested wood is used in most of the tree house projects, and if it’s not available, all other timber used is FSC-certified. In all cases, the building process avoids any type of chemically treated wood.
For structural support, low impact helical coil foundations are used in order to avoid the need for traditional concrete foundations. Corkscrew-like metal piles are screwed into ground with a hydraulic power pack in order to cause minimal impact around sensitive root zones and can be completely removed in the future if needed.
To insulate each treehouse in any environment, each is built with insulative sheep’s wool or recycled cellulose in order to provide a comfortable interior temperature. For energy use, the designs use various off grid low energy solutions, compost toilets and low water flow taps and showers. Recycled materials, and natural surfaces and finishes are used throughout the interior to enhance the feeling of living within the surrounding natural environment.
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