Description of project by Modus studio
Nestled in a natural Ouachita Mountain hillside along Lake Hamilton at Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the Evans Children’s Adventure Garden welcomed a new tree house to the grounds. This tree house is the first of three planned for the garden that will provide an interactive educational experience for visiting children as part of an ambitious plan to bring children back into the woods. The tree house uses a rich visual and tactile environment to stimulate the mind and body to strengthen connections back to the natural world, while accommodating the needs of all users.
This unique structure is a defining small project for modus studio. From design to fabrication they were able to merge their childhood-earned knowledge of the natural world with their hard-earned think, make, do philosophy. Because of their own mostly-rural upbringing, it is easy to take for granted their strong connection to the creeks, forests, insects, and animals of Arkansas. However, many children in the modern world are unfortunately disconnected from this type of play.
The underlying theme of dendrology, the study of trees and wooded plants, drives both the form and program of the structure. The 113 fins comprising the thermalized Arkansas-sourced Southern Yellow Pine screen creates a semi-transparent and an evocative form dynamically shrouding multiple levels of spaces for children and adults alike that refocus attention to the natural wonders of the forest canopy.
The mysterious form, creative play of shadow and light and sound, exploration of material, and adventure that the Tree House provides becomes a magical experience within the Ouachita Forest…easily bending among native pines and oaks.
Designed by modus studio and owned by the University of Arkansas, the treehouse seems to float on a slope of Ouachita Mountain in Garvan Woodland Gardens, Arkansas, United States. The project is so unique that this safe tree house arouses the curiosity of children and adults alike.
Modus studio tooks dendrology as inspiration to inspire its form and program, including multiple levels of spaces for children and adults that focus on connecting visitors with the surrounding forest landscape. The project has recently received one of the awards; AIA Small Project Award 2019.
More information
Published on:
June 6, 2019
Cite: "The Evans Tree House at Garvan Woodland Gardens by modus studio " METALOCUS.
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<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/evans-tree-house-garvan-woodland-gardens-modus-studio>
ISSN 1139-6415
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