Treetop Hotel "Biosphere"

Northern Sweden is renowned for its natural beauty, vast forests, and unique biosphere. The region experiences dramatic seasonal climate contrasts, and architecture in northern Sweden is typically highly resilient, built using local timber and stone. The Treehotel in Swedish Lapland features a variety of cabin rooms, each with its own unique design and character that responds to the forest environment. BIG collaborated with Swedish bird expert Ulf Ohman to create the eighth room for the Treehotel, named Biosphere. This room is built on experiential design principles: BIG suspended the cabin within the Harads forest and surrounded it with 350 birdhouses, thereby enhancing the local biosphere by providing habitat for native birds while immersing guests in the forest environment. This is a treehotel room surrounded by bird nests, and one of its goals is to help curb the spiraling decline of forest bird populations and strengthen the biosphere and natural habitat where it is located. The project demonstrates how architecture can contribute to ecological restoration while creating a unique guest experience. The birdhouse-covered exterior makes the cabin blend into the forest, and the interior offers panoramic views through carefully positioned windows. Guests staying in the Biosphere can observe birds at close range, connecting them more deeply with the natural environment. The project represents a new direction for eco-tourism architecture, where hospitality and biodiversity conservation go hand in hand.