The Sustainability Treehouse / Mithun

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The Sustainability Treehouse / Mithun - Beam, Forest
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Text description provided by the architects. The Sustainability Treehouse, a Living Building Challenge targeted interpretive and gathering facility situated in the forest at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, serves as a unique icon of camp adventure, environmental stewardship and innovative building design. Mithun led the integrated design process and a multidisciplinary team to achieve the engaging, high‐performance facility.

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The Treehouse provides dynamic educational and gathering spaces for exploring and understanding the site and ecosystem at the levels of ground, tree canopy, and sky. The towering Corten steel frame elevates visitors to extraordinary vantages and provides an armature for green building systems, such as photovoltaic panels, wind turbines, and a large cistern and water cleansing system. Interactive exhibits showcase and celebrate sustainable technologies.

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The Sustainability Treehouse / Mithun - Forest, Handrail, Deck
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Overall, the Treehouse captures the wonder of childhood exploration and places environmental education at the forefront of meaningful experiences and camp messages for thousands of annual visitors to take home.

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The Sustainability Treehouse / Mithun - Wood, Beam, Forest, Deck, Handrail
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Address:2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV 25846, United States

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Cite: "The Sustainability Treehouse / Mithun" 10 Mar 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/484334/the-sustainability-treehouse-mithun> ISSN 0719-8884

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