With its gentle curve and large windows, this nook is a unique, illuminated, and lovely space to curl up with a good book. The crew also based this bench on the Fibonacci Spiral the distances between the dark IPE inlay stripes approximately correspond to the number sequence. A diverse combination of red and black oaks, sweet gum trees, and elms support the Owl’s Nest. The exterior of this treehouse is clad in cedar shingles. Interior designer Christina Salway found the swing at a local home supply store, and the rocking chairs at Home Depot. Students and their families can borrow a book from within the treehouse or from this little library and read outside on the benches, rocking chairs, or porch swing. The crew built a little lending library on one of the host trees of the treehouse. Rolf, a multi-talented member of the NT&S crew, carved the owl’s beak out of cedar. Learn more about Pete’s design process here! One of Pete’s original drawings of the treehouse. Read on for photos, build and design details, and one of Pete’s original drawings of the Owl’s Nest Library Treehouse!
The resultant treehouse seems as playful and curious as the students within! The crew loved creating a space for kids to read, play, and discover, and wish the students many years of joyful learning! To top off this nature-loving treehouse, Pete integrated owl features into the facade with two rounded windows and a wooden beak.
Pete loved the idea of incorporating this naturally-occurring pattern into the treehouse, and made sure that the curve of the platform and the spiraled reading bench inside followed Fibonacci ratios. Leaves, flowers, pinecones, seeds, and shells are just a few of the natural objects that embody the golden spiral. This sequence of numbers, wherein each number after the first two in the sequence is equal to the sum of the two preceding numbers (e.g., 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, etc.), approaches the golden spiral, which is often found in nature. Pete and the crew had the best time designing and building the Owl’s Nest Library Treehouse for students at the Omni Montessori school in North Carolina! Inspired by the school’s connection with nature, Pete designed the platform in accordance with the Fibonacci Spiral.
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