Madeiguincho

Cassiopeia Treehouse

Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca

CASSIOPEIA TREEHOUSE

Madeiguincho

LOCATION
Cascais, Portugal

CATEGORY
Installations & Structures, Recreation & Training, Other Facilities

ARCHITECTS
Madeiguincho

AREA
20 m²

YEAR
2020

PHOTOGRAPHS
Joao Carranca

MANUFACTURERS
Binderholz, Hafele, Diagonal Madeiras, Krinner, Robert McNeel & Associates, Vidreira Polima

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Gonçalo Marrote

PROJECT TEAM
Rui Peixote e João Brás

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Renato Costa

Being almost invisible for the surrounding area and with a very low impact on the territory, Cassiopeia Tree House embraces at its core a playground for kids with multiple routes that include a fire-man pole, a slide, a swing, a zip-line, a net bed, monkey bars and a climbing wall in sculptural form with legs that grow in the garden.

Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca

The roots (foundations) of the treehouse are the invisible metal ground screws that give support to the legs and arms (columns and beams).

At the top of it, we built the skeleton (interior frame) that receives the skin (walls and roof) that are built with CLT panels painted black that receive a horizontal slatted wood system that follows the treehouse shape.

Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca

Cassiopeia is a Tree House dream that was born in a garden without a tree; a shelter for adults to disconnect from the virtual world; a multi-level playground for kids; a privileged place to watch the complexity of the universe through the telescope lens.

Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca

Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca
Cassiopeia Treehouse
© Joao Carranca


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General Floor Plan
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Roof Plan
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Structural Plan

Madeiguincho
T +351 917 161865
Madeiguincho
R. Casal Queimado 12, 2750-492 Cascais, Portugal
Madeiguincho
T +351 917 161865
Madeiguincho
R. Casal Queimado 12, 2750-492 Cascais, Portugal