#books #architecture | Treehouse living : 50 innovative designs

Treehouse living : 50 innovative designs / Alain Laurens, Daniel Dufour, Ghislain André ; photographs by Vincent Thfoin ; preface by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
New York : Abrams, 2007.
215 p. : il.
ISBN 9780810995192
Casas de campo.
Casas de madera.
Construcción de madera.
Viviendas.
Sbc Aprendizaje A-728.7 TRE
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/932566317

Following the amazing success of "Treehouses of the World", "Treehouse Living" looks upward once again into the canopy to present new directions in treehouse design. Over 300 beautiful colour photographs and illustrations explore the many possibilities of truly living in nature, from very refined, comfortable structures, to the more rustic treehouses that seem to vanish into the foliage, to the utter simplicity of a comfy bed nestled into a tree. Perhaps most amazingly, all of the treehouses shown are 100 per cent eco-friendly: no nails were hammered into trunks and no branches were cut. A unique source of inspiration for any parent and child looking for new treehouse ideas, "Treehouse Living" is also perfect for anyone interested in architecture and how perfectly we can live harmoniously with nature.

#books #architecture | Exceptional treehouse

Exceptional treehouse / Alain Laurens, Daniel Dufour, Ghislain André, and La Cabane Perchée ; photographs by Jacques Delacroix.
New York : Abrams, 2009.
223 p. : il
ISBN 9780810980488
Casas de campo.
Casas de madera.
Construcción de madera.
Viviendas.
Sbc Aprendizaje A-728.7 EXC
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/932590272

In ‘Exceptional Treehouses’, author and treehouse builder Alain Laurens reveals 30 gorgeous treehouse structures, 25 of which are entirely new creations, all illustrated with Daniel Dufour’s beautiful watercolors as well as photographs by Jacques Delacroix, commissioned specially for this book. As in his first book, ‘Treehouse Living’, Laurens demonstrates his commitment to sustainable building and environmentalism with his designs, all executed with ecological ideals in mind. In 2000 Laurens started his company, La Cabane Perchée, to design and build treehouses around Europe. Each house takes into account the local environment, as well as the tree in which the structure stands, and the photographs show details of how the treehouses are constructed without driving nails into any part of the host tree. ‘Exceptional Treehouses’ is the perfect inspiration for treehouse lovers, eco-friendly architects, and enthusiastic amateurs.