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Treehouse Designers Guide: Romero Studios
Image courtesy of Roderick Romero
Considered the treehouse designer/builder-to-the-stars, Roderick Romero went to school to be a doctor, switched to theater and learned carpentry doing set designs in grad school. On a whim, he built a treehouse for a friend and word spread quickly through celebrity circles. Clients include Sting and Trudie Styler, Donna Karan, Julianne Moore and Val Kilmer, for whom he built a treehouse that mimics the nests of barn swallows who build their homes in cliffs near Kilmer's home. "I like my treehouses to look like a bird built them," Romero says. "They have to be harmonious with the natural setting."
Based in:
New York City
In the business since:
1997
Cost:
$70,000 and up
Most requested design:
Clients often ask for Romero's Lantern House design, which was inspired by the lanterns he saw in Tangier while teaching Moroccan orphans about architecture.
Specialty:
Romero only uses salvaged or reclaimed materials.
Wow factor:
Romero worked with a robotics team to construct a false wall to hide a plasma TV for clients in Southampton, New York who planned to host movie nights in their treehouse.
Project locations:
New York, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Washington, Morocco, Italy and Mexico.
Fun fact:
In a band called Sky Cries Mary
Contact info:
romerostudios.com
646.295.4325
