In the wilderness of Portland, Oregon, stands a tree-house unlike any you’ve ever seen before.
It was designed in 1997 by architect Robert Harvey Oshatz for Roy Wilkinson, and fully constructed by 2004. Wilkinson, the client, wanted a house that would be visually and acoustically pleasing.
From the architect’s home page, “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.”
The house stands above a forest canopy and was built with twists and turns and rounded edges. The designer minimized parallel surfaces for improved sound quality allowing Wilkinson to hear the music of nature in a way that was never possible before.
“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.”
It may not be connected to any trees, but no other tree house even comes close to this genius design.
