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Tree house wins AIA award, featured in concrete concepts
Architecture News - May 26, 2008 - 12:27 6153 views
Arrodesign of WaitsfieldMerit Award: Black Tree House in Warren, Vermont. Architects love follies and the jury was nodifferent. They were immediately taken with the Black Tree House. Though the project was traditionally composed of a roof column andbase, it dematerialized in a contemporary way to let the trees andlandscape read through the architecture. The project was cleverlydetailed using innovative construction techniques, which the juryappreciated for the beauty of the details and the risks taken toimplement them. {Landscape Category}
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