Wawasan Teknologi: At Sweden's Treehotel, Guests Sleep 18 Feet Off the Ground

Minggu, 25 Juli 2010

At Sweden's Treehotel, Guests Sleep 18 Feet Off the Ground

The hotel's stated objective is to bring guests "close to nature."

By Rachel Cernansky | Tue Jul 13, 2010 13:24

Courtesy of Treehotel

We've seen crazy-concept green hotels before, and even other mirrored treehouses (!!), but theTreehotel in Harads, northern Sweden may come closest in its mission to offer "a new experience living close to nature in a place of great natural beauty."

The hotel, which opens this month, is made of tree house units, each with a different theme and most designed by a different architect. The rooms vary between 15 and 30 square meters in size and 4 to 6 meters from the ground, and have either two or four beds each—bringing family vacations to whole new level.

Each unit has "its own state of the art eco-friendlyincineration toilet and water efficient hand basin," minimal use of chemicals, and electric floor heating powered by an "eco-friendly source." The plan is to build 24 units over five years and to continue adding variety and architectural involvement to the tree houses.

Above is the "Mirrorcube" unit—designed to reflect its surroundings, but the glass has an infrared film, invisible to humans, that will prevent birds from flying into it—and below are some of the other offerings at Sweden's soon-to-be launched Treehotel.