Sander Architects - EE.UU.

Tree House está en un cul-de-sac al final de un condominio. El lugar está poblado de árboles centenarios de hoja caduca que forman una cubierta de 30 metros de altura sobre el terreno. Un arroyo que corre alrededor de la casa restringe mucho, por reglamento, la superficie edificable. Todo esto indujo al diseño de una casa vertical, enfatizado por la decisión de colocar el living y la suite principal en la parte superior. Estos espacios, vinculados entre sí por una doble altura, son los que recrean la fantasía de la casa del árbol.

Tree House was a labor of love. (W. Sanders)

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Tree House
Wilmington, Delaware USA
Design, 2002-2004
Construction, 2004-2006

The design and building of Tree House was a labor of love. I designed this house for my sister, her first house. The death of our father allowed her the funds to build it.

Tree House sits on a cul-de-sac at the end of a mature subdivision in Wilmington, DE, USA. It is filled with century-old deciduous trees, which form a magnificent canopy 150 feet above the site. A stream runs around the house, and because of certain restrictions of the Army Corps of Engineers and because of the potential for flooding, the buildable area is quite small. This induced us to design a vertical house, with raised Living Room and Master Suite. These spaces give one the feeling of being in the trees.

The stairs inside were fabricated at the performance stage shop where my sister works. They are made of 1/2” aluminum plate, with two treads in each unit. Shades of purple set the color scheme: dark aubergine curtains, a grey-purple stone for the wall which encloses the fireplace and media storage. Horizontal windows encircle the house, providing select views into the landscape. In contrast to these small views, a great wrapping window in the double-height Living Room provides a dominant diagonal focus for the house, and leads views into the deep woods to the northeast.

A roof deck provides a view in all directions from a height of 35 feet in the air.