4 Amazing Treehouses by David Rasmussen
When it comes to appreciating architecture, Furniture Fashion looks to all forms of structures including these amazing treehouses by David Rasmussen. David creates furniture, sculpture, and treehouses for his own design studio. The four treehouses covered in this article are located in Los Angeles, Chicago, Carbondale, and Cincinnati. Three of the four structures were built with ADA compliance which is no small feat when considering allowing wheelchair access up into a tree.
The Crystal treehouse was the latest treehouse built (2008). It is located in Carbondale, Colorado. The treehouse overlooks the Crystal River and has a loft with a big picture window looking down at the Crystal River. This site had a number of cottonwoods which are unsuitable trees for treehouses. The wood structure was made from blown-down oak logs as columns and one spruce tree. All of the building materials were reclaimed or locally sawn. This treehouse has a spiral ladder inside leading to a loft. David built a desk, stools, and light fixtures for the treehouse as well.
The Los Angeles treehouse is located in Charles Wilson Park in Torrance, California and is handicap accessible. There are a series of ramps built to ADA standards used to access this treehouse. This treehouse was funded by the Annenburg Foundation and is located nearby to a children's hospital. The logs for this treehouse came from southern Oregon and construction took place in 2005
The Chicago treehouse is located in Barrington, IL. This is also a handicap accessible treehouse. There were a number of white oaks on the site used in conjunction with local oak trees felled and debarked by the crew that were used as columns. The treehouse was built in 2006 and funded by the Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association.
The Cincinnati handicap accessible treehouse was built in 2006 at Mt. Airy Forest, a city park in Cincinnati. This project was built in record time with the help of many local carpenters. The majority of the ramps, landings, and treehouse were built in 5 weeks. This would have normally taken multiple months to build with a typical size construction crew. David built the three handicap accessible treehouse while serving as lead carpenter for Forever Young Treehouses. Website: David Rasmussen Studio.
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i really appreciate the structure of this wooden house and the way it is been constructed
i like that wood finish and wooden look infact
really very nice