Modern tree houses blend luxury with sustainability in order to fit within their natural environments. This cylindrical tree house at <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.playaviva.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Playa Viva</a> in Juluchuca, Mexico is built with sustainable bamboo.
Playa Viva —
Modern tree houses blend luxury with sustainability in order to fit within their natural environments. This cylindrical tree house at Playa Viva in Juluchuca, Mexico is built with sustainable bamboo.
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The tree house suite is ocean-facing and surrounded by palm trees. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.playaviva.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Playa Viva</a> markets itself as a resort "Where your vacation meets your values".
Playa Viva —
The tree house suite is ocean-facing and surrounded by palm trees. Playa Viva markets itself as a resort "Where your vacation meets your values".
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Combining organic and contemporary lines, the "Fibonacci Tree House" is inspired by the geometry of the 'Fibonacci Spiral" often found in nature.
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Combining organic and contemporary lines, the "Fibonacci Tree House" is inspired by the geometry of the 'Fibonacci Spiral" often found in nature.
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This sustainable tree house community in the Costa Rican rainforest is completely off the grid. Nearly 50 tree houses are connected by ziplines and suspension bridges.
Finca Bellavista —
This sustainable tree house community in the Costa Rican rainforest is completely off the grid. Nearly 50 tree houses are connected by ziplines and suspension bridges.
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"The Treehouse Kitchen", located in Surrey, England, is a function venue for a gourmet meal company, as well as being a private retreat. <br />
Blue Forest —
"The Treehouse Kitchen", located in Surrey, England, is a function venue for a gourmet meal company, as well as being a private retreat.
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"The Cabin", a prefabricated tree house in northern Sweden, is so high up in the trees that it overlooks the entire Lule River valley.
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"The Cabin", a prefabricated tree house in northern Sweden, is so high up in the trees that it overlooks the entire Lule River valley.
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Saraai Village is an eco-tourism resort in the South of Sri Lanka built from recycled and up-cycled materials.
Saraii Village —
Saraai Village is an eco-tourism resort in the South of Sri Lanka built from recycled and up-cycled materials.
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The tree house platforms are discarded railroad ties, and the beds and furniture are made out of discarded electricity poles from Sri Lanka.
Saraii Village —
The tree house platforms are discarded railroad ties, and the beds and furniture are made out of discarded electricity poles from Sri Lanka.
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Classic oak flooring and cedar lining give off a lovely wooden scent within this private hideaway designed by Blue Forest. "The Nook" tree house blends with the undergrowth and surroundings.<br />
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Classic oak flooring and cedar lining give off a lovely wooden scent within this private hideaway designed by Blue Forest. "The Nook" tree house blends with the undergrowth and surroundings.
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As if by magic, "A Fairytale Castle" has been constructed around a tree, with smaller trees branching up through the decking.
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As if by magic, "A Fairytale Castle" has been constructed around a tree, with smaller trees branching up through the decking.
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A rope bridge stretches from this "Cliffside Lodge" tree house to its owner's thatched home. The tree house features western red cedar and recessed halogen lighting.
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A rope bridge stretches from this "Cliffside Lodge" tree house to its owner's thatched home. The tree house features western red cedar and recessed halogen lighting.
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The seven tree houses at the Treehotel in northern Sweden all sport imaginative, eco-conscious designs.
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The seven tree houses at the Treehotel in northern Sweden all sport imaginative, eco-conscious designs.
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While "The Dragonfly" is built out of wood, its exterior is made out of sheet metal that will, over time, turn rust-brown and blend in even further with the pine forest.
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While "The Dragonfly" is built out of wood, its exterior is made out of sheet metal that will, over time, turn rust-brown and blend in even further with the pine forest.
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From the outside "The Bird's Nest" camoflages with its surroundings and looks exactly like a gigantic bird's nest. The interior, however, is a spacious environment big enough for a whole family.
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From the outside "The Bird's Nest" camoflages with its surroundings and looks exactly like a gigantic bird's nest. The interior, however, is a spacious environment big enough for a whole family.
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The mirrored walls of this Treehotel were designed to reflect the pristine surroundings. The base consists of an aluminum frame around the tree trunk and the interior is made from plywood with a birch surface.
Treehotel —
The mirrored walls of this Treehotel were designed to reflect the pristine surroundings. The base consists of an aluminum frame around the tree trunk and the interior is made from plywood with a birch surface.
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In this tree house the walls are fixed with hand-split oak shingles and cedar tongue-and-groove boards, and the trunk of the host tree rises up through the middle.
Blue Forest —
In this tree house the walls are fixed with hand-split oak shingles and cedar tongue-and-groove boards, and the trunk of the host tree rises up through the middle.
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The "ecoPerch" is made with sustainable construction materials throughout and is designed to mesh with the surrounding environment. <br />
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The "ecoPerch" is made with sustainable construction materials throughout and is designed to mesh with the surrounding environment.
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While the Treehouse kitchen was built for "big kids", there is a special platform off the main structure with zip wire and rope bridges for real kids to play on.
Blue Forest —
While the Treehouse kitchen was built for "big kids", there is a special platform off the main structure with zip wire and rope bridges for real kids to play on.
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This two-level timber hideaway is nestled within the branches of a mature oak tree.
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This two-level timber hideaway is nestled within the branches of a mature oak tree.
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"Timbertop Hangout Treehouse" is fitted with a crow's nest lookout raised high above, and a stainless steel slide.
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"Timbertop Hangout Treehouse" is fitted with a crow's nest lookout raised high above, and a stainless steel slide.
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"The Magic Home" features a secret revolving bookcase which reveals a spiral staircase leading up to a playroom for the kids.
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"The Magic Home" features a secret revolving bookcase which reveals a spiral staircase leading up to a playroom for the kids.
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"Little Acorn Treehouse" is nestled among the boughs of an enormous oak tree. The tree house was designed in natural tones to mimic the earth, tree trunk and leaves of the host tree.
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"Little Acorn Treehouse" is nestled among the boughs of an enormous oak tree. The tree house was designed in natural tones to mimic the earth, tree trunk and leaves of the host tree.
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