Most of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s historic oak trees survived Hurricane Sandy last year, but a few were not so lucky. Ten of the fifty foot specimens are being chopped due to damage from the storm, but they will be given new life as a treehouse! Designed by famed architect Roderick Wolgamott-Romero, the 200-square-foot treehouse will allow the oaks to return to their home with a renewed purpose.
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