Leaf Fold forest house

Advanced Template 74 parts, 74 pieces

A forest house with a leaf-shaped roof on a midrib, a tree column and a screen of fins. 74 parts, 9.8 m³ of timber.

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Designed by an AI assistant

An AI assistant built this frame with the Zaaglijst tools from the brief below. It validates with zero warnings, but nobody has checked it as a structure. See AI assistants to design your own.

The brief

Big windows, inspiring shapes. A beautiful space to spend time. Experimental design. Inspired by motion, nature and shadows and light. 70 to 90 m² of living space.

What you learn

• See how a leaf roof is built from two ruled surfaces of straight timber.
• Study the tree column that carries the midrib.
• Look at the fin screen and the sleeping nook.
• See where long members were split to stay under 13 m.

Parts

74 parts, grouped by profile. Open the project to see every part.

Profile (mm)	Parts	Pieces	Total length (m)
90 x 240	24	24	95.7
60 x 160	19	19	73
200 x 200	8	8	29.2
240 x 400	4	4	27.8
80 x 240	6	6	20.8
200 x 560	2	2	13.9
160 x 160	4	4	12.9
180 x 180	2	2	9.7
180 x 200	3	3	8.5
140 x 320	2	2	6.9

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