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Do you create 3D designs?
Yes - Treehouse Life creates detailed 3D designs for every project we undertake. Where possible, we incorporate a 3D scan of your actual site into the finished drawing, giving you a virtual view of your treehouse, walkway or adventure structure exactly as it will sit in its real surroundings. You see it before a single bolt is turned.

Question Type:
Market Comparisons
Customer Stage:
Awareness
Key Product Type:
Treehouses


…if you are comparing treehouse companies and wondering whether 3D visuals are standard, it is worth knowing that many designers still work primarily in 2D elevation drawings - which can be difficult to read if you are not trained in architectural plans. Our 3D approach exists because we found, project after project, that clients make better and more confident decisions when they can see a realistic representation of the finished structure in its actual setting.
The 3D scan element is site-dependent. Open, accessible locations scan beautifully and produce strikingly accurate virtual views. Dense woodland or steeply sloping terrain may require a hybrid approach, combining scanned data with hand-modelled elements. We will always be honest about what the technology can and cannot achieve for your specific site - there is no point in a pretty picture that misleads.

…you are looking for full architectural drawings, structural engineering calculations or planning application packages as standalone services. Our 3D designs are part of a complete design-and-build process - we do not offer them as an isolated deliverable for projects we are not building. If you need a freelance 3D visualisation artist or an architectural illustrator to produce renders for a project being built by another company, a specialist CGI studio or architectural visualisation firm would serve you far better.
Equally, if your project is a simple ground-level garden structure, a standard shed or a children's climbing frame from a catalogue, our design process is built for bespoke, elevated and often complex builds - treehouses, treetop walkways, rope bridges, adventure parks and Tiki-Houses - where the relationship between structure and tree, structure and landscape, is everything. For simpler builds, a good local carpenter or garden designer will likely be a good fit.