Design and Build Your Own Treehouse (Gardening Courses)
Course
Online
Description
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Type
Course
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Methodology
Online
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Location
Oxford
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Duration
4 Weeks
Week 1: Choosing your space, planning your structure. Week 2: Building your platform (working through a single-trunked platform example). Week 3: Beams & Joists, and spanning multiple trees. Week 4: Making the fantasy a reality. Suitable for: People interested in doing a gardening course with a DIY creative challenge.
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Teachers and trainers (1)
David Parfitt
Gardening Lecturer MyGardenSchool
David Parfitt is a visual artist who specialises in site-specific sculpture and public art projects. Based in Sussex, David's activities include the design, production and project management of a range of forms unlimited by materials. Emphasising the social and collaborative aspects of contemporary visual arts practise, he acts as consultant, lead artist or initiator on a wide variety of projects
Course programme
In this course you will be given a creative insight into how to build extraordinary treehouses. It covers the technology and principles needed to design a treehouse that meets your needs, along with ideas and practical skills that will enable you to build your own treehouse. You will also be given ways to approach most of the situations that you are likely to meet in a planning a treehouse and inventive ways of solving the problems associated with this fascinating activity.
During this course I will give you all the information that you will need to make a basic treehouse, one that will be adaptable enough for your tree to make its own, and for you to elaborate on to make a glorious treehouse. I will also offer suggestions on creative ways of customising your structure. We will cover design considerations, making platforms for the three basic types of tree, materials and fastenings and safety issues.
Design and Build Your Own Treehouse (Gardening Courses)