Lisa's folly - Wood sculpture

I have a friend called Lisa, who comes to me every now and then with a crazy idea and asks if I can I make it a reality. I love these types of projects as they get me thinking and force me to try something new. She usually has some sort of a concept but I will need to flesh it out and bring it into being. This time she asked for a treehouse-like structure in her garden where she could enjoy a glass of wine in the evening alone or with friends.

She had seen something similar at a music festival and loved the space it created. She had some pictures and although it looked like it would be nice for a short festival I would have to redesign and reengineer it to make it more of a permanent structure.

The construction was simple enough but it took me some time to work out how to engineer it to make it safe and strong. With this post, I just wanted to talk in general about the structure but in my next one, I will do a making of so that you can make one for yourself if you so desire. Give me a follow so it will show up in your feed. I will post that to the Build community. (excuse the unabashed self-promotion, Like and subscribe)

What I loved most about this thing was the fact that it was entirely a flight of fancy. Even its location was odd, in a clearing at the end of her garden beside a chicken coup. It was like it had just appeared there out of nowhere. Some kind of alien structure.

Most of it was made with just a saw and a screw gun and the material was pressure-treated timber. All very simple but after putting it together and sitting inside on the internal benches I could see and feel what had pushed Lisa to ask me to make it. It was like your own little world. Playful and serene, a secret space to call your own. To see the light and shadows being cast through the latted walls was really quite special.

The ceiling created a nice vaulted effect which felt like you were in a log cabin. Although the air and wind could flow through the structure and the outside world was quite visible, From the outside, you were hidden in shadows.

A fun little project. Join me next time when I share the design and how to make it.

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