Green tree house playground to provide exceptional learning

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Stunning design and green architecture, as exhibited by the house a beautiful green tree is built by the architect on the Lord, Aeck & Sargent. Built as an extension to Camp Twin Lakes, a camp dedicated to children with special needs, this tree house is not only beautiful, fun and friendly child, but also green.

Green Treehouse Learning Playground

Tree house, also known as the “Wild Side,” was built entirely wheelchair accessible along one of two camp-bound lake trails. Architect is intended to create a space where children can begin to connect with nature and learn about the various ecosystems that surround them.

Green tree house playground

Tree house big enough in size and equipped with a main room environment aimed at arts and crafts, drum programs broadcast to them, who talked and space activities, and some additional space for staff and storage. There are even 600 square feet of covered deck with a bench-to-ceiling panoramic screen that provides a pure settings.

Green tree house playground yard

But that’s not all – in the tree house facility specifically designed to be sensitive to the environment, a small camp provides an opportunity to learn about sustainability and save water and energy. The Wild Side features a 1700 square foot green roof garden (which replaces the displaced structures on the forest floor below) in addition to 1.4-kilowatt, eight-module photovoltaic solar arrays, two dry composting toilets, rain chain copper to help divert rain water that comes from the gutter above the door, and 3 dome skylights that take advantage of the magnificent forests with natural light.

Green tree house playground balcon

Camp Twin Lakes’ chief executive Eric Robbins saw the tree house as “a perfect educational tool for children and adults to learn about sustainability options.” Students at the Savannah College of Art and Design contributed a little creativity to this project. Introduction to school sculpture class created the totem pole sculpture inspired to track the path to the Wild Side. Camp Twin Lakes community grew from a desire to provide camping facilities and programs for children and families.

Camp Twin Lakes Green Tree House

The limited availability of programs that are increasingly competing with one another for space, and places that have failed to provide appropriate facilities for camping with special needs. The finished project introduces a highly flexible camp that can be customized for each camp group.

source : inhabitat, Lord, Aeck & Sargent, Camp Twin Lakes

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