The main idea behind the Tea Tree House was to create an experience of stepping outside when you actually step inside the building.
The wooden umbrellas in the garden provide shade and shelter and make the space feel more enclosed to give the atmosphere of sitting inside a building. Most of the walls in the building itself are transparent so the visitors could feel surrounded by nature, as though they were actually walking outside. The main guest area is slightly taller to mimic the feeling of your view expanding as you go outdoors. The wooden columns that resemble tree trunks and the lights in the room that look like foliage only add to that feeling.

Student: Olga Rogala
Tutors: Ady Steketee, Christopher Ho