Treehouses

The recently-completed Woodsman's Treehouse offers the benefits of getting in touch with nature without requiring its occupants to rough it. Boasting luxury features like a sauna and hot tub, the architect-designed vacation home also has a fun slide for those who want to make a quick exit.

CanopyStair is a modular system for creating a staircase up and around a tree. This allows children and adults alike to traverse the treetops, gaining an elevated view of their surroundings, as well as an understanding of this interesting ecosystem.

Holland's OAS1S has envisioned an eponymous community of dwellings that are covered in greenery and bring to mind trees. The whimsical homes – or "treescrapers" – would make walking along your street feel more like a stroll through a forest.

Cinder Cone is a recently completed multi-platform treehouse that comprises two separate structures joined by a suspension bridge. It also boasts both a full-size skate bowl and wood-fired hot tub.

Built around a turpentine tree and fireproofed against the harsh Australian bushfire season, this treehouse hotel cabin is a magical space with profoundly stunning views. It's another masterpiece from Clifftop Cave builder Lionel Buckett.

Designer and dressmaker Kristie Wolfe recently completed building her dream vacation home, an off-grid treehouse in Hawaii. Including traveling costs, materials, and all other expenses (including the purchase of land), the whole project came in at just US$23,000.

Dom'Up draws inspiration from tree camping and traditional treehouse structures. The end result is a tree shelter that's reported easy to install and leaves no trace or impact on its surrounding environment and trees.

Developer MetroNational has unveiled what might just be the coolest Treehouse in Texas. Although not an actual treehouse, it aims to fire the imagination of those inside in the way that a child's treehouse might. It's designed as a space for meetings, collaboration and stimulating ideas.

In search of weird and unique hotels in Europe, Gizmag’s Loz Blain visits a beautifully hand-carved treehouse village on the German-Polish border. The treetop hotel itself is remarkable, but as it turns out, the rest of "Culture Island" is just as amazing.

Located on the mountainous outskirts of Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty, Tree in the house is an unusual property designed for a single couple. Essentially a simple cylindrical glass shape, with a tree running right through the center, the house trades privacy for stunning views of the local area.

Cacoon from Hang-in-out is part-treehouse, part-hammock, part-lounger, all secluded personal space.

The Cocoon Tree is a pod that can be suspended from trees and contains a sleeping area big enough for two adults.