Comments on: House Among Trees

By: David Airey

David Airey — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:00:47 +0000

Good luck with the project, Allan. I hope it works out brilliantly for you. If you get a chance (and if you can remember — my memory’s not so hot) it’d be great to see photos after completion.

By: Allan Dorgan

Allan Dorgan — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:41:56 +0000

I’ve been living in Buenos Aires for 4 years now and last year a few friends took us to Mar Azul for a short holiday and i fell in love with place. Beautiful forest and tranquil, right on the beach.
A couple of month ago we went back and bought a plot of land. 20m x 30m, full of pines and a 10 minute walk to the beach. Now we’re just trying to sell our apartment in the city to fund the build of one of these houses. They’re as amazing as they look.
The water is drilled into natural underground springs, there is electricity and the gas is bottled.
It’s not a secluded as the photo suggests but it is a very relaxed place and a great get-away from the city.
Looking forward to getting started.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 21 May 2010 01:28:21 +0000

What a wonderful idea! It must be a pretty interesting neighbourhood and I can imagine a wealthy family staying in a set of houses like this with each member in a different house.

Architecturally very cool, but not too much of a fan of the garish orange on the outside.

Must be really scary to look out of the windows at night.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:40:06 +0000

Beautiful. It looks like a modern take on FLW. I’m actually planning to build a house in a similar environment (although not for a while) and pictured something very much like this.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:12:37 +0000

I’m sure it wasn’t easy, Kate (with the tree roots).

Mark, the photos on the ArchDaily blog show other buildings nearby, so it’s not as remote as these two pictures make it look.

Lee, I’d thought of adding a new category to show my architecture likes, but I’m not sure. There are a lot of other blogs dealing with that side of design.

By: lee newham

lee newham — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:58:05 +0000

I love this. There is some cutting edge architecture in Latin America. I love how the house leaves holes in the overhang for the trees to grow through. However, if it’s made with concrete it is one of the most un-environmentally friendly substances to build with (although there are alternatives).

I think there is inspiration outside of the just looking at logo’s and symbols. Thanks David for posting this.

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:32:05 +0000

I love homes that are integrated into nature rather than decimating nature to build. Great image!

By: Mark McCorkell

Mark McCorkell — Mon, 03 May 2010 08:00:12 +0000

That looks like a very peaceful place to live. But I wonder how he gets electricity, or if he does at all? Or is he literally living in a tree house type?

By: Flo

Flo — Sun, 02 May 2010 12:01:33 +0000

Nice design – one can only hope the trees won’t fall over in a big storm.

By: rina

rina — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:55:50 +0000

Wow. They came up with an amazing idea… and the outcome looks fantastic too.