Eco-lodge

Portuguese architectural firm Carlos Castanheira has recently completed this striking eco-tourism destination, with accommodation suites that float above vast grape vines below.

Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh presents a new eco-retreat that is suspended in the treetops of a pine forest. Trakt Forest Hotel boasts five cabins that float above the ground, allowing guests to immerse themselves within the surrounding nature.

Dune Dormer is an A-frame home which embraces aspects of sustainability, indigenous traditions and simplistic design. Located on New Zealand’s Great Barrier Island, the compact family home fades into its environment like a harbor marker at night.

Architect Ludwig Godefroy has created a minimalist hotel that embraces environmental consciousness and social responsibility. The result is a collection of nine bare-boned concrete suites that seem to be taken over by the surrounding natural jungle.

Slow Studio has recently completed a compact sustainable family home in Madrid that boasts a ventilated facade. Dubbed Casa en Cerros de Madrid, the residence is built on a slim plot of land with a narrow south-facing frontage.

Argentinian architectural firm Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos has created a captivating treehouse-inspired home, featuring an outdoor floating yoga studio. Named Siquiman Lodge, it overlooks Lake San Roque, located outside of Cordoba, Argentina.

Studio Puisto has completed a modular eco-hotel concept, made up of three U-shaped dwellings located in Finland's Kytäjä Golf. Each prefabricated module hosts three suites and is designed to be transported on the back of a standard truck.

A hotel in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, shows just what can be achieved in spite of location, planning and environmental restrictions. Sandibe Okavango is an eco-lodge built in a UNESCO World Heritage site designed to be sustainable. Despite this, it provides 24 beds of luxury accommodation.

French design studio Bruit du Frigo has created an eco-shelter in the forests of Bordeaux. Dubbed Le Tronc Creux, which means "The Hollow Trunk," the low impact shelter sleeps nine and is roughly the same size as a shipping container.

Loch Ness Glamping is a glamorous camping spot for those hoping to catch of glimpse of the elusive Nessie.

With its Hut-to-Hut prototype, Norwegian architectural outfit Rintala Eggertsson has set out to design accommodation with the ecotourist in mind.

The E’terra Samara eco-resort in Ontario, Canada is set to see the addition of a series of suspended treehouse villas.