![Tree Hotel / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter - Forest](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5007/051d/28ba/0d41/4800/0aa3/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414442709)
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Architects: Tham & Videgård Arkitekter
- Year: 2010
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Photographs:Åke E:son Lindman
Text description provided by the architects. A tree hotel in the far north of Sweden, near the small village of Harads, close to the polar circle.
![Tree Hotel / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter - Forest](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5007/0524/28ba/0d41/4800/0aa5/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414442720)
A shelter up in the trees; a lightweight aluminium structure hung around a tree trunk, a 4x4x4 meters box clad in mirrored glass. The exterior reflects the surroundings and the sky, creating a camouflaged refuge. The interior is all made of plywood and the windows give a 360 degree view of the surroundings.
![Tree Hotel / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter - Forest](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5007/0514/28ba/0d41/4800/0aa0/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414442723)
The construction also alludes to how man relates to nature, how we use high tech materials and products when exploring remote places in harsh climates (Gore-tex, Kevlar, composite materials, light weight tents etc).
![Tree Hotel / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5007/0517/28ba/0d41/4800/0aa1/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414442717)
The functions included provides for a living for two people; a double bed, a small bath room, a living room and a roof terrace. Access to the cabin is by a rope bridge connected to the next tree.
![Tree Hotel / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter - Windows, Table, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5007/051a/28ba/0d41/4800/0aa2/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414442726)
To prevent birds colliding with the reflective glass, a transparent ultraviolet colour is laminated into the glass panes which are visible for birds only.
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