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The ultimate treehouseJon Broome, pioneer of green building, has a wooded hideaway home. Fay Sweet visits

• Jon Broome built his eco-friendly home 10 years ago in Forest Hill, south-east London, after two years of construction
• Douglas fir tree trunks are incorporated into the big central living space of the family home

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 bathroomwww.jonbroome.co.uk[email protected]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