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I've had the idea for a while now but just recently started getting into the construction process.
There will be an uprooted tree in the middle and a hole blown diagonally through the entire piece. So far I've only got the floor and planter boxes finished, half a window and the front steps. I'm waiting on more molds for the roof on the frieze that will be in the front entrance.
I have yet to finish the second half of the piece as well, which is actually larger than this piece, smaller width wise but longer to accommodate a reflecting pool which will run the length of the back half. the back half also had a second level which is designed with a removable side so as to make it easier to do interior combats. Each roof piece will also be removable and attach back with magnets and interlocking wedges. Also there will be a interchangeable back wall window that can be swapped out for the back half as it takes up most of the mid table.
The finish product will be an elaborate greenhouse, overgrown for some time. I plan to litter the floor with broken glass (plasticard sheets) and roots and vines. the plant life will be flooding over the walls and vines will sprawl up the walls through the cracks and around columns. The tree centerpiece will provide some cover when behind the uprooted roots and soil.

A few things I still can't decide on:
-Should the tree be almost horizontal laying out through the broken side or should it be laying against it split from mortar cannon fire?
-Should I give the outside a layer of bricksheet and stucco over it with some brick showing through here and there or leave it looking like concrete?
-Should the frieze be ornately decorated with some sort of emperor crushing chaos motif?
-Should I make a set of 3 smaller windows for the outer walls or stick with the 2 larger?

Heres the images:

Love the of the idea, arguably one of the best and most creative ideas floating around on dakka at the moment.
I love the idea of a tree, I think that the room should be damaged by war but the tree should be vastly untouched. Maybe the tree should be surrounded by a fountain of some sort.

If it is a green house, what are you going to use for plant life?

I actually decided to go with the tree standing and growing out of a water feature. As for the other plant life it all has to be hand made. I've been testing some ideas with thin wire and paper cutouts of leaves. I'm using super sculpy for the bark of the tree however the tree is currently tinfoil wrapped in heavier wire. The central tree will be roped off with chain attached to 2" blocks of foam board that will bring the columns flush with the ceiling. Ive got a ton of plasticard work ahead of me when it comes to the roof but the finished product will be worth it.

Tree life sounds good!
I think maybe some windows on the back wall, were the door is would look greato .
Are the windows going to be stained glass or just clear glass?