Tag: Architecture

culturenlifestyle:

Japan’s Largest Treehouse Was Built Around a 300-year Old Tree

A professional Japanese tree house designer for 15 years Takashi Kobayashi has built over 120 tree houses in Japan and globally. When he was approached by Risonare resort in Atami to construct a tree house for them, he knew the most vital point was to find the ideal tree. Named after the 300-year old camphor tree it was built around, the structure is titled after the tree in Japanese: Kusukusu, 

Completed in March of 2014, Kobayashi  partnered with Hiroshi Nakamura of NAP Architects to use 3D data, engineering and technology to produce the visually stunning and stable construction. 

To protect the tree, the tree house never touches the natural beauty. There is no harm done. 

voiceofnature:

Behold the amazing whimsical Wing’s Castle! Wing began constructing his castle more than 45 years ago, and is still working on it. He never received any kind of architectural schooling. The castle’s interior is 3400 square feet, and some of the towers reach up four stories. It is constructed of more than 500,000 stones. He also made his own stone circle. But the really impressive thing about Wing’s Castle is the fact that it is constructed from more than 85% recycled materials!