Chris took us to meet a local architect named Carlos Tardio who also teaches at Georgie Tech as a design teacher.

This is the view of his house coming over the bridge.

A railway runs beside and under the bridge next to his house.

Belt Line Tree Houses

His house is a little lower than the street level, therefore you get a unusual perspective into the house.

Underneath the house you can see the massive steel beams he has used as well as the wood flooring. There is nothing between the exterior and interior except the wood flooring.

The living room. Most of the house consists of these swiveling walls that area connected at the ceiling and floor. He uses this system in order to section off different areas of the house.

This is looking towards the street through his main entrance. The table pictured there also spins in oder to allow his to close the front wall. He demonstrated how strong the welding joint was by jumping up and standing on his table.

He wanted to use ordinary wood in a precious way for his floor instead of using precious wood. The wood floor was varnished with a coating that is also used in oil paintings.

He wanted to produce wall panels that were structural and to also have glazing. Essentially he made the windows structural units for the house.

A driving idea behind the house's design was he wanted to encourage people to go outside as much as possible. Therefore he designed the house to have large doors and walls that could open.