Udaipur¡¯s Latest Tourist Attraction: A Four-Storey House Built On A 40 Feet High Mango Tree
Home to many royal palaces, stunning lakes, beautifully crafted temples, and gardens Udaipur is popularly known as ¡®The City of Lakes¡¯. There is so much to see that you won¡¯t be able to visit everything in a single go and might have to visit again! Among all of them, Kul Pradeep Singh¡¯s treehouse is also one of the famous tourist attractions for its unique architecture and design.
Infrastructure and housing development come at the cost of felling trees, and this has a significant impact on the environment. But KP Singh is an engineer who cares about the environment and understands that trees are valuable. Hence he had built a four-storey house in an 80-year-old mango tree in the year 2000 without harming the tree.
House designed according to the tree
Udaipur is a tourist destination known for its history, culture, scenic locations and the Rajput-era palaces. But still, Kul Pradeep Singh¡¯s unique treehouse has been an attraction in its own right since 2000. A unique four-storey house on an 80-year-old mango tree is standing 40 feet above the ground in Chitrakoot in Udaipur.?
Designed according to the tree
KP Singh has taken care of the tree while making his dream house, while putting his own needs aside. Singh has designed the house according to the branches of the tree. Some branches of a tree are used as a sofa and some as a TV stand. Even though this house is built around a tree, it has all the basics such as kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, dining hall and even a library. Tree branches come out from the kitchen and bedroom walls and fruits also grow within the house!
Spending his childhood in Ajmer, Kul Pradeep Singh thought Udaipur was the best place to settle down. His first plan was to buy land and lay the foundation of his house. But after learning about the history of the land, the whole plan was changed. The place where Kul Pradeep's 'Treehouse' is located was earlier called 'Kunjro ki Badi'.
Talking to the media, Kul Pradeep Singh said that people living here used to plant fruit trees and earn their living by selling fruits, but as the area of ??the city spread, deforestation began. About four thousand trees were cut in the area. Hence he asked his property dealer whether a house could be built without cutting trees. The answer was no
Instead of cutting the tree, it was suggested to uproot it and plant it in another vacant place, but it would cost more, so this idea also did not work either. Kul Pradeep did not want the years old mango tree to be cut down because of his house. That's why he asked to build a house on the tree itself.?
Kul Pradeep did engineering from IIT and he was able to actualise his idea in reality, so he designed his house himself on the tree without causing any damage to the tree.
Remotely walk the stairs of the house
This shelter, which begins from 9 feet above the ground, has remote-controlled stairs. Not only this, before building the house, he made four pillars around the tree. Out of which one of the pillars acts as an 'electrical conductor', so that if the lightning strikes during the rainy season , it does not damage the tree. Cement was not used anywhere in the construction of this house, the entire structure of the house was built from steel. The walls and floors of the house were made from cellulose sheets and fibers.
Tree branches are visible in the rooms and big holes were left in the walls for sunlight and through which the tree can grow naturally. The kitchen, bathroom, and dining hall are made on the first floor and the washroom, the library has been made on the second floor. There is also a room on the third floor, whose roof can be opened from above.
Not only the library and TV, but this treehouse also has all the necessary facilities like lights, fans and fridge. Despite having a fan, KP Singh¡¯s house is so cool and there is no need for one . Due to the health condition of his mother, Kul Pradeep has built another house nearby so that his mother can live comfortably, but KP Singh lives comfortably in his own dream treehouse.
Included in Limca Book of Records
This unique treehouse has an entry in the Limca Book of Records and KP Singh is also preparing for the Guinness World Records. The treehouse is also a local tourist attraction for those who come to visit Udaipur and want to learn the importance of nature and architecture engineering. Kul Pradeep Singh says that there is a great need for people to understand the concept of treehouses. While many are adopting the idea, in order to facilitate the treehouse, people cut the twigs, which is not good for trees.
So if you visit Udaipur next time, you must add this unique house in your Udaipur itinerary. It? has become an example in the country and the world for environmental protection.
