Terunobu Fujimori | Treehouses: Must Climb a Ladder to Enter

A tiny wooden house built on a living tree, or supported in mid-air by several slender logs, with the only access being a long, wobbly wooden ladder. The house is so small it can only accommodate one or two people sitting cross-legged, with small windows, a steep roof, and exterior walls covered with charred cedar boards or hand-applied plaster, showing clear signs of handmade craftsmanship. The structure deliberately appears unstable and temporary; that slight unease is precisely its charm. The surroundings are grassy areas and mixed woods, with no other facilities. Photographed from the ground looking up under soft natural light, the relationship between the house, its supporting logs, and the tree is clear. Avoid: house made larger, stairs and handrails added, industrial panels used for exterior walls, structure appearing absolutely safe and stable.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一間極小的木造屋子架在一棵活著的樹上,或以數根細長的原木撐在半空中,唯一的進入方式是一道細長而搖晃的木梯。屋子小到只容一兩個人盤坐,窗小、屋頂陡、外牆覆以燒杉板或手工塗抹的灰泥,材料的加工痕跡明顯是手做的。構造刻意顯得不穩定與臨時,那份輕微的不安正是趣味所在。周圍為草地與雜木林,沒有任何其他設施。柔和的自然光下從地面仰拍,屋子、支撐的原木與樹的關係清楚。避免:屋子做大、加設樓梯與扶手、外牆使用工業板材、構造看起來絕對安全穩固。