Research's IaaC - Any Case House

Introductory Design Studio I - ArboReal Home (Treehouse)

Faculty: Areti Markopoulou, Luis Fraguada
Advisor: Gerard Passola
Guest Tutor: Michel Rojkind
Students: Ilaria La Manna, Renata Nogueira

Any Case House

Everyone, at least once in their lives have had some kind of contact with a tree, but probably not by laying between two branches held by a tensioned fabric, having the felling of flotation amongst the trees leaves and looking at the sky. An elastic membrane holds the weight of people by being rotated over the branch itself, the rest of the structure is generated from a hexagonal grid shaped elastic latex that can be extruded in many different ways according to you choice or the trees conditions creating the vertical space.  This system works only when you have two horizontal branches in a tree, it is not supposed to work like a tent, it is supposed to be an experience, to have your own space on a tree and enjoy the connection you can establish with the tree, the trust with the tree itself, in its structure and shape. You can have your own refuge, to make your kids dream come through and have a house on a tree. ANYCASE home is a simple backpack you take with you wherever you go, like nature teaches and the turtles follow. It is as simple as opening a bed sheet over two branches, the rest of the structure almost comes by itself, you only help it shape itself into the tree of your choice, you just choose the branches to hang it on. Have fun sleeping on the air!