This stunning treehouse restaurant was designed by Pacific Environment Architects in New Zealand. The company was commissioned by the country’s Yellow Pages as part of a promotion for the phone book.
The pod-like café will seat 18 people, is 10m wide, 12m high and is built 10m up a 40m tall Redwood tree. The lighting creates a dramatic effect at night as it glows through the wooden slats. There is clear acrylic under the roof for protection during rainy weather. To get to the treehouse restaurant, a 60m long walkway has been designed.
The progress of the project can be seen at the Yellow Treehouse site here.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Treehouse Dining
- Designing and building restaurants in unique locations such as treehouses to offer new and immersive dining experiences.
- Eco-friendly Architecture
- Creating sustainable and eco-friendly designs for buildings, whether it be through materials used or the design of the structure itself.
- Promotional Architecture
- Working with companies to design unique architectural structures as part of advertising or promotional campaigns.
Where This Applies
- Hospitality
- Creating unique dining experiences, such as treehouse restaurants, can attract new customers and establish a competitive advantage in the industry.
- Architecture
- Collaborating with companies to design promotional structures in unique locations can create new and exciting projects for architects and designers.
- Advertising
- Using unique structures, such as treehouse restaurants, as part of an advertising or promotional campaign can create buzz and generate interest in a brand or business.
