Yellow Treehouse Restaurant is Really Up There, in the Tree
The Yellow Pages approached Pacific Environments Architects Ltd. Of New Zealand to construct a magical treehouse that brought all those fairy tales alive and the architects made a splendid effort in giving the company what they wanted: a Yellow Treehouse Restaurant.
Yellow Pages wanted to build the treehouse in order to promote its own business ventures and what has come out of it is an exceptional example of green architecture, where like in many other cases, architects have taken inspiration from Mother Nature herself.
The Yellow Treehouse Restaurant was built 40 feet up the trunk of a giant red wood tree and overlooks a stunning panorama which includes the stream and dense woods. Modeled on nature’s most sound design when it comes to protection, it’s built from natural material, local products and designed to provide great natural ventilation.
It looks a lot like a cocoon that helps a butterfly stay secure in its early stages, or the shell that protects sea creatures, preserving the flavor inside.
You might still have doubts about affiliating with Yellow Pages after this as there are enough yellow pages in USA alone that fill up to 5% of landfills each year. That might not be all that green, but it there is surely no questioning this eighteen seat cafe with brilliant green design. – via Inhabitat
excuse me, the EPA has indicated that yellow pages only takes up .3% pf the landfill space in the US, not 4%. You must be thinking of newspapers.
kenc, yes that was what we tried to say
thanks for clarifying it up!
This is fantastic, I wish there had been more information on how this project was a Green building. How is it heated, cooled, lighted, and how long will the tree last? etc. Are any of the materials from recydle”? I agree, it is a fantatic sight and a very nice looking project. Thanks
I followed some of the other links on this page and I have decided that I need to put this place down in my favorites. I am very interested in going green. I own a Prius.
@Dr Paradise: We thank you for the kind words. We hope to see you in here more and more, and if you have any ideas for us, don’t forget to shoot us an email.