Archinect - News2024-05-11T07:01:29-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150380363/this-cantilevering-modular-treehouse-peeks-into-the-estonian-wilderness
This cantilevering modular treehouse peeks into the Estonian wilderness Niall Patrick Walsh2023-10-02T12:00:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/8355c845504844c0866fa928f6bb9488.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/24798/estonia" target="_blank">Estonian</a> studio Arsenit has completed an elevated <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/282/timber" target="_blank">timber</a> retreat nestled in the trees close to the country’s largest waterfall. Named ‘Piil’ after the Estonian word ‘pilluma’ which means ‘peeking/looking,’ the 30-foot-tall prefabricated <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/626758/treehouse" target="_blank">treehouse</a> is elevated off the ground to minimize its interference with the forest surface while providing generous views across the Estonian countryside.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0b/0b275b18a8ce044801c021ed81b2aff3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0b/0b275b18a8ce044801c021ed81b2aff3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Yifan Liu</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/06/062574235262d64018f24864af441c83.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/06/062574235262d64018f24864af441c83.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Yifan Liu</figcaption></figure><p>The treehouse was designed to stand on one ‘leg’, which supports an accommodation module above. A discreet door provides access to the interior, with the cladding layer peeled back to reveal the metal structure supporting the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/536010/cantilever" target="_blank">cantilever</a>. Both the leg and accommodation modules act as large steel trusses wrapped in pine cladding. While the leg module contains a staircase, services, and sports equipment storage, the accommodation module provides a living room and raised bedroom.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/71/71d13a4d4ae430a8477f434023aadbbc.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/71/71d13a4d4ae430a8477f434023aadbbc.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Yifan Liu</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7e/7e2c1b68290e5a2ed5b8401fb748801e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7e/7e2c1b68290e5a2ed5b8401fb748801e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Yifan Liu</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Externally, the scheme is finishe...</p>