The ultimate treehouse

Jon Broome, pioneer of green building, has a wooded hideaway home. Fay Sweet visits
24 February 2016
The design uses panels to add a splash of colour to the exterior of the building

'Nowadays, ideas about eco-friendly construction are moving into the mainstream'

A rooflight brightens up the bathroom
Green pioneer and architect, Jon Broome, outside his wooded hideaway, designed to fit in and around the established fruit trees

Building an environmentally friendly home

The Green Self-Build Book, by Jon Broome, is published by Green Books (£25)
Pictures by Edmund Sumner

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