Treehouse
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PhD student Geoff de Ruiter always liked the idea of owning his own tiny bolthole. Thus he bought a 0.2 hectare (0.5 acre) plot of rural land on Pender Island, British Columbia, for a total of US$35,000, and then went about designing and building himself a treehouse from scratch for just $8,200.
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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.
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Beijing-based architecture and design collective Penda has produced a novel treehouse eco-hotel concept dubbed one with the birds.
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We've seen many structures that offer shelter while hanging from tree branches over the years, but the Baobed treehouse adds some extra versatility to the equation. The portable capsule is designed to allow one person, or two very close friends, to hang from a tree or camp on the ground.
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The Quiet Treehouse is a cosy retreat constructed for this year's Ideal Home Show that's packed with noise-reducing technology. It is eventually due to be installed at the Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice, West Sussex.
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The archetypical cabin in the woods has long provided inspiration for storytellers. This makes sense when one considers the unique experience that living isolated amid nature offers. With this in mind, Gizmag gives a nod to 10 outstanding forest-based retreats.
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Tree Snake Houses by RA Architectural and Design Studio is the latest in a long line of treehouses that we've covered at Gizmag. Located at the Pedras Salgadas Spa and Nature Park in the north of Portugal, the houses snake their way through the tree tops, offering simple and private accommodation.
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Ethan Schlussler, 22, from Sandpoint, Idaho has built his very own human powered bicycle elevator as a means to gain access to his recently constructed treehouse. Schlussler came up with the idea when he was searching for a faster alternative to using a ladder to get up to his treehouse.
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Play Perch is a treehouse-cum-classroom designed by students from the Syracuse University of Architecture, which helps pupils attending Jowonio preschool to connect with nature.
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The Tower House by New York-based architectural studio GLUCK+ is a unique weekend property, which takes the idea of living in the trees to an entirely new level.
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UK architectural firm Blue Forest has revealed its plans to build a large nest-like treehouse amid the Eden Project conservatory’s Humid Tropics Biome.
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Cacoon from Hang-in-out is part-treehouse, part-hammock, part-lounger, all secluded personal space.
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