Top 8 Most Amazing Tree Houses

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Tree houses are buildings constructed among the branches or next to the trunk of one or more mature trees, and are raised above the ground. Tree houses can be built for recreation or permanent habitation. Generally, the term “tree fort” is used only for recreational structures and not permanent homes. In this post you can see the 8 of the most amazing tree houses ever built.

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1. These incredible looking tree houses are called ‘Free Spirit Spheres’ and are designed by Tom Chudleigh, and is an eco-friendly living quarter that was created to co-exist unobtrusively with its forest environment. Wooden spheres are built much like a cedar strip canoe or kayak, suspension points are similar to the chain plate attachments on a sailboat and the stairways hang from a tree much like a sailboats shrouds hang from the mast. If you are more curios about these awesome tree houses you can see tour of this tree house in the video below.

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2. The 4TreeHouse was designed by Lukasz Kos a masters student at the University of Toronto’s School of Architecture & Design. Posing as a Japanese lantern on stilts, Kos’ creation floats within the fir trees on Lake Muskoka, Ontario, an elegant slatted structure that scales the trees and lets light radiate down it’s core. – Via – Inhabitat

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3. Sybarite is one of the most exciting architectual practices in London. The conceptual treehouse pictured above is one of the projects from UK-based Sybarite design. This treehouse is a modular system which capitalises on the beauty of its setting whilst minimising its impact upon it. The layout, along with panoramic windows, maximise benefit of the sun path, orientated so the kitchen enjoys morning light whilst the living and bedroom spaces have the pleasure of the sunset and twilight. The flexible form, comprised of modular prefabricated sections, enables configurations ranging from one to five bedrooms. The company’s site reports, “The prefabricated design can be installed on site within two weeks and is extremely lightweight, uses many recycled products, is part self-sustainable and low on maintenance.

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4. Three MIT designers – Mitchell Joachim, Lara Greden and Javier Arbona – created this living tree house in which the dwelling itself merges with its environment and nourishes its inhabitants. This home concept is intended to replace the outdated design solutions at Habitat for Humanity. Until now this house is just a concept, an a really cool one. Despite its odd exterior, the house will look normal on the inside. The walls, packed with clay and plastered over, will keep out the rain, and modern technology will be welcome. You can find more informations about this project here, and below is a short video ( 18 sec ) that presents the house.

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5. This amazing treehouse above was designed by Takashi Kobayashi, one of japan’s leading treehouse creators. This house was designed after an advertising agency in Tokyo, hired him to design a treehouse for a Nescafé commercial now running on Japanese television. Mr. Kobayashi built an oval bird’s nest of a house, 12 feet high and 9 feet in diameter, reached by a circular staircase, and the final price for this tree house was about $38,000. The house is located on a field there owned by the town of Kamishihoro, where it remains an enticing, if off-limits, gift from Nestlé, the makers of Nescafé, to the people of Hokkaido. – Via – NyTimes

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6. German cooperative Baumraum knows how to keep imagination alive in their homes. They create treetop dwellings which integrate beautifully into their forested surroundings, and preserve the integrity of the trees that support them. With the breezy playfulness of a hammock and the trusted stability of an old oak tree, baumraum won’t make you grow up to enjoy a sophisticated house. Now you can have your very own treehouse with a cool design thanks to Baumraum an architects studio from Germany.

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7. Dustin Feider had a different vision: one that would be good for the tree, the environment and the deep human need to reconnect with nature and our primordial roots. Through his company, O2 Treehouse, Feider is out to revolutionize not merely treehouses but the entire concept of habitat. All the materials used for the treehouse are entirely recycled – and while the original O2 Sustainability Treehouse is 13 feet wide, interiors and sizes can be customized according to customer specifications.

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8. When the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland laid out plans to create the largest public gardens in all of Europe, they commissioned the TreeHouse Co. to create a gigantic tree house that would house a 120-seat restaurant, a retail shop, two classrooms, and tow private dining rooms. Opened in January, 2005, the Treehouse at Alnwick Gardens is a labyrinth of turrets, treetop walkways, and cavernous spaces. At 6,000 square feet, it’s one of the largest wooden tree houses in the world.

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97 comments:

  1. countertops says:

    I’ve never seen anything like. Amazing!

  2. jo scheer says:

    Okay, okay, the hooch didn’t make it in the top 8 category, but those who have been lucky enough to spend a night in one would certainly vote it “above it all”. It is pre-fabricated, does not require specific architecture for a specific tree, and sits on a single point- the smallest foundation ever! Many, many hooches have planted themselves all over the world, the latest installation was at the 2009 Burning Man celebration. The hooches in Puerto Rico, at the Tropical TReehouse, are totally self sufficient- solar hot water, rainwater catchment, solar 12 volt electricity, kitchenettes, flush toilets, shower, and killer views of the Caribbean sea. Whoa!

  3. countertops says:

    My goal in life is to find a way to live in one of those.

    • Brit says:

      Ohhhhhhh. That is TRULY one of my ONLY goals!!! LOL. Would be SoSoSo happy giving art lessons and painting forever… and happily ever after!!!!! :)

  4. Ginge says:

    The eye ball house is tight dog

  5. vanillaice says:

    those are good.. but i need something better.. i want to build a treehouse for the disable.. can sumone giv me an idea..

  6. Lil Sweet says:

    i like them all but they arent all “tree” houses, i thought of a tree house of the ones our dads built a long time ago, or even the ones we built for our kids

  7. John says:

    please take a look and let us know what you think!
    Baumraum is my absolute favorite!

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  9. tracy says:

    i have alos liked the idea of people living in tree houses instead of our
    boring less imaginative houses which most of the popularity leave in.
    looking at these houses i am starting to hope that maybe someday more people
    will be living in works of art making life just that much more interesting.
    hopefully it will be during my time.

  10. jamie says:

    these kind of houses are good for the enviorment and it realy good and can last for a long time if you take mcare of it

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  12. Gordon Brown says:

    Like anything as long as you look after it, a Treehouse can
    last 15-25 years easy. There is a Treehouse in the Uk which was
    constructed in the 16th century and is still around today.

  13. #4 is my favorite. I have to wonder, though, how long a house like
    this would last. With the trees still growing, would you have to
    prune your house? Would the plaster crack as the trunks expanded?
    Would moisture & lack of sun exposure on the trunks invite wood
    destroying insects to infest the inner roof?

  14. HannahLovesJimmy says:

    Wow! I like the free spirit spheres!

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  16. Elizabeth says:

    WOW!! (Yes I know I put two exlamation points) I wonder if the disigns are still avaliable.
    I would love to build it! I already have 7 treehouses. :)

  17. cunny says:

    to the cunt in the video who doesn’t want to cut down trees for a
    house, HALLO you’re fuxing sphere is made out of wood.DEADSHIT

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  19. penelope shweisburg says:

    wowzas!!! these are incredible!!!! i love my life!!! thank you so
    very much for loving me back you but muncher incorperated!!!!!

  20. Gordon Brown says:

    Hi, If you like Treehouses have at look at my new Treehouse
    site. Let me know whatcha think, I hope you like them. :o )
    I was the original designer for the Alnwick Garden Treehouse (Photo.8)
    way back in the day, was a great project to work on.

  21. Triveni says:

    Hi The 6th one superbbbbbbbbbbbbb! I love Tree Houses and I has a plan to built them:)

  22. Liam&mama says:

    Wow! We are going to build a treehouse on our new land. What wonderful ideas and inspiration.

  23. hey that tree house is so cool. how much is those kind of tree house we so want one .

  24. Marky says:

    I Absolutely LUV!!!!! these tree houses. They are so amazing. I would like to try and build on but that would be like impossible for me and my brother! :-) The very first one is awesome! I love how it is circulur and then you walk out on to a bridge and then down winedy stairs.

    This site awesome!

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  26. unknown...hehe says:

    beautiful…

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  29. edward says:

    WOW! all of these treehouses are amazing! i especially like the 3rd and 4th one! great architecture! thanks!

  30. TaKiah says:

    I luv house numba 2 + 3

  31. aliasger says:

    beutiful houses & also like to see some more beutiful houses. thank you…

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  33. kati carmichael says:

    i see all theese great trees but try and build one on a palm tree to show my dad it is possible! :-D

  34. ananomous says:

    Holly CRAPPPP these are cool

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  37. hannah&hearts says:

    Wow! These tree-houses are simply amazing. The are no words I can conjure up to describe the wonderful quality and beauty of the simple idea of a tree house. I loved it and will share these pictures with many a people.
    Thanks! I enjoyed these pictures and videos alot!
    I will be looking to build a tree house, but only wishing it would be one like this.
    -Hannah (age 12) =]

  38. Shelby!!!! says:

    Whoa. Me and my grandpa (please note that I am 11 years of age) are trying to build a tree house and I assure you it will not appear on this website! ;) Cheers- Shelby

  39. Pat says:

    It is said that in ancient Lemuria, people lived in the trees… now I see the incredible possibilities :) ))

    Many Thanks!

    Pat Crosby

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