cross laminated timber
Whitaker Studio’s design for a tree house at Kew Gardens in London
Another image of our competition entry for a tree house at Kew botanical gardens in London. Our aim was to allow as many people as possible to experience being high in a tree up amongst the branches listening to the wind in the leaves, feeling the texture of the bark and seeing the insects and birds up close.
A little fun for a recent competition run by Kew Gardens in London.
I just realised that we’ve been neglecting our blog this year!
Things are progressing well in Montana, USA where our first Anywhere House is due to be built over the next 12 months. The site is magnificent, sitting on a hillside at the edge of a large reservoir.
The internal finish in the house is going to be exposed cross laminated timber. Cross laminated timber are structural panels that are made to order and robotically cut to size in the factory, so they arrive on site as a flat pack kit of parts. By keeping the CLT exposed we will get the dual benefits of the texture of the timber and a lovely crisp geometry.
Outside the house is going to be clad in charred timber on the walls and black zinc on the roof.
The image above is of the entrance to the house.
This home made out of tiny units can be built in any configuration and proves prefab architecture doesn't have to be boring
It's terrific to have an article in Business Insider about The Anywhere House. There have been a couple of articles about the Anywhere House in major publications in the last few weeks and we are now in conversation with people from Israel, Egypt, Sweden, Italy, USA, Panama… the list goes on and on. A giant thank you to Mary Meisenzahl for shining a light on a project that I am very proud of, it’s really appreciated.