Archinect - Features 2024-05-02T16:32:04-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150020373/mithun-designs-125-foot-tall-sustainability-treehouse-in-west-virginia MITHUN designs 125-foot-tall Sustainability Treehouse in West Virginia Justine Testado 2017-08-02T12:16:00-04:00 >2017-08-04T16:46:09-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/sw/swe103nb8fk7jamg.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Built on the arborous slopes of the 10,600-acre Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mount Hope, West Virginia, the Sustainability Treehouse stands as a beacon of outdoor adventure, environmental stewardship, and high-performance design, as design architect <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/88311298/mithun" target="_blank">MITHUN</a> describes. The Seattle- and San Francisco-based practice worked alongside executive architect/architect of record <a href="http://archinect.com/bnim" target="_blank">BNIM</a> and developer Trinity Works to bring the public educational facility to life for the Boy Scouts of America.&nbsp;In 2014, the project was named an <a href="http://bustler.net/news/3502/aia-announces-the-2014-cote-top-ten-green-projects" target="_blank">AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project</a>.</p>