Copper Cube

Year2010
PhotoMarkus Bollen
LocationWerder near Berlin, Germany

The copper cube is located closed to the living-house in Werder near Berlin and has a view on lake Zernsee. There are two different levels: the terrace on 4,5 m and the squared treehousecabin on 5,5 m height. The treehouse with a bathroom inside is carried by 4 steel-stilts, the terrace is fastened to the tree - an oak - by steel ropes and textile belts. The façade is covered by copper-sheets.The treehouse has windows to all direction and two dormer-windows to look into the treetops and the sky. The treehouse is used as external guest-room and offers inside a bed and a comfortable bench, a desk, a wardrobe, a minibar, electricity and a heater. Inside the cabin there is a small bathroom with shower, toilet, sink and cabinets with white surface. The pipes for fresh- and waste-water and the electricity are hidden in one of the steel stilts.


Trees between four firs    
Height lower terrace: 4 m; middle terrace: 8 m; upper terrace and treehouse: 12 m
Bearing structure hanging structure on steel cables which are connected to the trees with either fabric belts or stainless steel bolts
Interior area 17,0 qm
Terrace area 18.4 qm
Façade construction from inside to outside: 20 mm oak boarding, tinted and waxed; 20 mm plywood, 100 mm insulation; 20 mm air space; 20 mm plywood, copper with clear lacquer
Roof rubber roofing felt

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