BIG wraps Lapland hotel treehouse in 350 birdhouses

The Biosphere treehouse, which is surrounded by birdhouses, was designed by the Danish architectural firm BIG and is located in the Treehotel in Swedish Lapland.
The hotel room, which was developed in association with Swedish naturalist Ulf Hman, was intended to completely immerse visitors in the forest setting close to the village of Harads. Before the epidemic, Bjarke Ingels, the founder of BIG, claimed to have been in a handful of the Treehotel rooms and experienced a sense of renewal from total absorption in nature.

The notion of allowing not only the human visitors but also the local bird and bat population to cohabit in a circular swarm of nests came to life almost immediately. He couldn't help but wonder if there was a way to enhance the immersion.
The hotel room is enclosed in a mostly glass cube that hangs between two trees. 350 different-sized birdhouses are supported by a metal grid that surrounds the cube to make a spherical shape. There is hope for the glass to remain clear within this cloud of aviary construction after our initial chats with Ulf Ahman from the Norrbotten Ornithological Association revealed that birds do not drop where they nest. A suspension bridge leading to the 34-square-meter Biosphere treehouse at the Treehotel has a gentle upward slope.
It comprises a toilet and shower facility, as well as a double-height living area with huge windows for viewing the birds and the nearby forest. A stepladder leads from the living area to a double bed that is elevated over the toilet. The room is almost entirely dark, and several lights suspended from the ceiling are shaped like a treehouse.

To encourage a variety of birds to nest, the hotel was covered in birdhouses of all sizes. According to ornithologist and Norrbotten Ornithological Association chairman human, the room is intended to improve local bird populations in addition to providing visitors with a unique experience.
He claimed that surveys conducted in Norrbotten County by the County Administrative Board and us, as ornithologists, reveal that a variety of bird populations are declining. The number of natural holes in trees where breeding birds nest has decreased as a result of forestry. Therefore, it is crucial to perform the action of installing bird nests. Additionally, human believes that staying at the hotel would inspire guests to build birdhouses when they get home from their vacation. He claimed that by using bird nests and feeding them, not only at the Treehotel but also for others to put close to their own houses, he was showing their use. The decision by Treehotel to take such action may encourage their clients to follow suit.