Opposite Office straps one-square-metre studio to tree in Weimar
In Weimar, Germany, the architecture firm Opposite Office has unveiled the Baumhaus Office, an innovative work space measuring just one square meter. Designed to address soaring rental prices in Munich, the office accommodates three architects and features essential furnishings including a desk and shelves. Constructed from spruce wood and plywood, the treehouse is finished with aluminum cladding and boasts a dome-shaped skylight. Benedikt Hartl, the firm’s founder, views the structure as both a functional office and a commentary on the real estate market. The university has granted temporary approval for the treehouse, which may be relocated in the future.
Key facts
- Opposite Office created a one-square-metre treehouse office called Baumhaus Office.
- The treehouse is attached to a tree at the Bauhaus University campus in Weimar, Germany.
- The project responds to high office rental prices in Munich, where the studio was previously based.
- Founder Benedikt Hartl described it as 'both a real office and a somewhat exaggerated response to the real estate market.'
- The structure is made from standard spruce timber planks and plywood panels partially covered in aluminium.
- It includes a domed skylight, shelving, a desk, and fold-down panels, accommodating up to three architects.
- Two ratchet straps secure the office to the tree, with matting to protect the tree.
- Hartl gained permission from the president of Bauhaus University Weimar for a limited time period.
Entities
Artists
- Benedikt Hartl
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Institutions
- Opposite Office
- Bauhaus University Weimar
- Dezeen
- Riksbyggen
- BBDO Nordics
- Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Locations
- Weimar
- Germany
- Munich
- Sweden
- Berlin
Sources
- Collater.al —
- Dezeen —