Timber-Frame Treehouse Designer
Listed on 2026-10-18
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Design & Architecture
CAD/ AutoCAD/ Mechanical Design
Seeking a designer to start immediately on a two-level timber-frame treehouse dwelling on a wooded site in Jericho, VT. The design brief and parameters are well developed, so work can begin right away.
The project: A 20 x 24 ft platform on steel I-beams anchored to trees (already built). A timber frame post grid with a SIPs envelope. A heated middle chamber with a Japanese-style genkan entry. An open observation deck under a low-pitch truncated hip roof. The aesthetic draws on Nordic, Japanese, mid-century modern, and Vermont trail-shelter and cabin design. Not interested in ornate country style.
Phase 1:
Firm up the basic exterior look and feel in pen or pencil sketches.
Phase 2 (priority): A timber framing model in Sketch Up or similar, needed within weeks so framing can begin this fall.
Phase 3:
Enclosure design and drawings over the winter, for completion of the enclosure in spring 2027.
Required experience:
- Timber frame design (joinery, post-and-beam layout, member sizing)
- CAD construction drawings that builders have built from
- Insulation and envelope design, including natural materials
- A portfolio of structures designed and built
Yestermorrow instructors and alumni especially welcome.
A detailed design parameters document is ready to share. Timber can be milled on site at our sawmill.
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