House in the TREES! Great blend of lines and CONTOURS! Material of choice is my favorite… WOOD. This house is well dressed in radiused timber beams and randomly spaced shingle siding. This place puts you right up inside one of Portland, Oregon’s best features — its lush tree canopy!
Located on a flag lot, a steep sloping grade provided the opportunity to bring the main level of the house into the tree canopy to evoke the feeling of being in a tree house. A lover of music, the client wanted a house that not only became part of the natural landscape but also addressed the flow of music.
This house evades the mechanics of the camera; it is difficult to capture the way the interior space flows seamlessly through to the exterior. One must actually stroll through the house to grasp its complexities and its connection to the exterior. One example is a natural wood ceiling, floating on curved laminated wood beams, passing through a generous glass wall which wraps around the main living room.
Forget what you thought you knew about architecture, because this house will blow your mind; the layout of the house, the views and the sheer architectural artistry and imagination which made it come to life.
The Wilkinson Residence, designed by architect Robert Harvey Oshatz, is a one of a kind piece of architectural art. Located in Portland, Oregon, this house architecture design and location bring the main level of the house into the tree canopy to evoke the feeling of being in a tree house. I call it, the house that flows.
The client asked for a house that not only became a part of the natural landscape but, also addressed the flow of music. This unique design uses a natural wood ceiling which floats on curving laminated wood beams and glass walls.
I love how the spaces in this amazing house flow inside and out – One has to actually stroll through the house to capture it’s complexities and it’s connection to the exterior; it seems as if the house almost wraps itself around you.
“An architect is an artist, creator, logician of evolving aesthetic structures; a designer of not only the visual but the internal space. I see architecture as a synthesis of logic and emotion, exploring and fulfilling the dreams, fantasies and realities of my clients, whether they are individuals, corporate, or community identities…Architecture is a synthesis of logic and emotion. When carried to its logical conclusion, a traditional design approach produces very imaginative structures. It is only a question of how much of an artist we architects choose to be.” – Robert Harvey Oshatz.
Check out Lee’s interesting comments below as he brings us an insider’s view of the Wilkinson Residence project – “I worked on this house for two years. I split time working w/ Oshatz on the working drawings and in the field managing the project and being a carpenter (including 6 months doing all the cedar shingling on the exterior and interior)…”
[via Robert Harvey Oshatz and busyboo]
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This is definitely the coolest tree house I’ve ever seen in my life. I wonder how much it cost to build?
Max,
Thanks for the note…no telling where the construction cost landed. Will see if we can get a little more info and update the post. Let us know if you have a need for architectural moldings or millwork in Columbus. We’re constantly traveling through that area and would be glad to stop and visit as needed.
Best.
Alright, I’d be pretty interested in knowing.
I bookmarked this page and submitted it to digg.com! Really loving these photos, and this post, this house looks like an organic extension of it’s surroundings.
Wow, what a cool tree house! I always wanted a tree house as a child I never got one though
They always seem to be very big in America as you always see the young kids have them in films. Lucky – especially to have one like this.
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My jaw almost dropped after seeing the design. It was awesome. As if it was a house of a different species. Been looking for some custom millwork designs lately and it brought me to this blog. I’ve also found someone in Fernie, BC. Their expertise are Decorative Doors.
OMG! That is AWESOME architecture