The “Hang-Out” is an elevated viewing platform, suspended amid the trees, to create a secluded space with an extreme viewpoint and close proximity to nature. The Hang-Out sways with its supporting environment, abstracting and reinforcing its connection with its surroundings by providing experiences beyond those typically associated with the woodland setting.
The internal spaces are suspended below the top deck affording uninterrupted views through the tree canopies and not the surrounding woodland. A rigid structural basket is tied around the tree and used to suspend the Hang-Out decks without the need for intrusive fixings directly into the tree.
The lightweight construction encourages the Hang-Out to sway with the trees, creating the precarious feeling that should be experienced when perch din the boughs of a tree and providing a greater connection between the abode and its supporting environment. Likewise the steps are fixed to the basket, independent of one another, enabling the gentle movement of each element when climbing to the upper levels.
This Is Not A Displaced House
The Hang-Out provides a habitable enclosure for outdoor living, more akin to a tent, yacht or caravan than a hut or log cabin. The internal spaces are enclosed by an inverted kevlar tent, draped between the weaves of the structural basket. Not only does the kevlar skin provides protection from the elements but it also creates hammocks for inhabitation as it droops between the structural spars.
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