DesignBurkett Farm: WholeTrees is excited to produce sustainably harvested black locust trusses for the Burkett Farm outside Cary, North Carolina. The mission of the farm is to provide a gathering space that provides a learning and educational environment for strengthening local food systems. Architect: REdesign.buildGC: REdesign.buildEngineer: KPFF Seattle Franklin Park Zoo: The Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, Massachusetts, enrichment trees, …

Design Undisclosed Zoo, San Diego: This nature playscape features climbing logs, balance beams, log bridges, and a large climbing tree “bouquet” that connects to a bridge. 3D scanning helped align design and product for a very unique piece with specific design requirements. Collaboration with engineers and the landscape architects determined final rotation, branch length, angle, and height. Once installed, this bouquet …

DesignUndisclosed Zoo, San Diego: This nature playscape features climbing logs, balance beams, log bridges, and a large climbing tree “bouquet” that connects to a bridge.  3D scanning helped align design and product for a very unique piece with specific design requirements. Collaboration with engineers and the landscape architects determined final rotation, branch length, angle, and height.  Once installed, this bouquet …

DesignIowa Governor’s Mansion: The pool house at the Iowa Governor’s Mansion is being restored to its former glory.  This photo from 1937 shows the original round timber pergola and pool.  WholeTrees is excited to be part of the restoration process and will be providing all of the black locust timbers to reconstruct this beautiful outdoor space.  Precise measurements were taken …

Design *National Gateway Renderings By Landworks StudioJewish Community Center – Fredonia, Wisconsin: The Harry and Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee, collaborating with Manske•Dieckmann•Thompson, has asked WholeTrees to envision a magical amphitheater pavilion for their upcoming stage at the Rainbow Day Camp.  This 3D rendering of the WholeTrees truss system with round timber trusses and columns shows our vision to …

DesignEast Maine Learning Center: Architects used WholeTrees’ 3D scanned inventory, imported from our beta platform, to show the precise trees that they would like to use in the space. This type of visual design and selection process allows our clients to search our inventory, select exactly the tree they would like and import it into Revit drawings of the finished space. …

DesignEast Maine Learning Center: Architects used WholeTrees 3d scanned inventory, imported from our beta platform, to show the precise tree that they would like to use in the space.  This type of visual design and selection process allows our clients to search our inventory, select exactly the tree they would like and import it into Revit drawings of the finished space.  We’re …

DesignMinnesota Zoo Tiger Lair: Drawing inspiration from a previous WholeTrees arboretum, we are once again teaming with the Architects at Damon Farber to create this shelter for tiger viewing at MN Zoo.  It will incorporate a cantilever roof, large branching columns, and steel guy wires to give it a modern and industrial, yet natural look.  This will definitely be a favorite spot. Design: Damon Farber & …

DesignPokagon Moon Pavilion: By using 3D scans displayed in AutoCAD, we can verify that structural components, like these curved branches, will correctly connect to their bases and other connections. Here, these curved members rest on concrete footings and connect to a supporting circular glulam beam. Architect: Seven Generations A+EGC: CSM GroupEngineer: Engineering Ventures Hitchcock Nature Center: We travelled to Iowa to take 3D scans of …

DesignPokagon Tribal Courts / Peacemaking Center: Seven Generations Architecture & Engineering was commissioned by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi to design a cutting-edge native justice center to serve the Pokagon Band tribal members. Native justice is focused on healing the individual and healing the community as a whole. The Pokagon Band is developing an initiative to restore the spirit and ideals …