Discovery Tree Loft
Improve the current exhibition.
problem.
We watched the kids as they walked into the exhibit, play with one thing and then walk right out. There was nothing that seemed to excite them or give them a reason to stay.
Walking into the museum you see this big tree and it is holding up the treehouse which is on the 2nd floor. It is really magical. Once you reach the treehouse on the 2nd floor, you simply just walk in and there is no feeling of increased elevation.
Everything that makes a treehouse great seemed to be stripped from this exhibit, and we wanted to implement these elements back in. Looking at treehouse nostalgia, child play, and the specific age group.
Kids playing in/around the Discovery Tree Exhibit.
research.
ideation.
Vision.
full scale
Detailed construction plans.
Current exhibit.
Exhibit with loft.
Final presentation in the Treehouse Exhibit, with scaled model and construction pamphlet.