The Lookout by Hybrid raised on stilts over a Seattle alleyway
US architecture firm Hybrid has designed and built a compact house along a back alley in Seattle, which is partially lifted off the ground to make way for parking. More
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Atelier Marko Brajovic builds cabin on stilts deep within a Brazilian forest
Atelier Marko Brajovic designed Monkey House, a wooden cabin on stilts set among the trees of Paraty, Brazil, as a retreat for the architect's friends during the pandemic. More
Heusch adds underground concrete office to Beverly Hills house
Architect Gerhard Heusch has completed a subterranean extension for his own 15-year-old home that sits atop pilotis over a hillside in California. More
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Network of Architecture raises "treehouse" hotel on stilts above park in South Tyrol
Italian studio Network of Architecture has completed an extension to a hotel in South Tyrol comprising ten gabled guest suites elevated on stilts to preserve access to the scenic grounds. More
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Natalie Dionne raises Forest House I on three-metre stilts for better light and views
Canadian architect Natalie Dionne has completed a forest retreat in southeastern Quebec, which is raised up on stilts to meet the level of the rocky landscape. More
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Architecture Brio raises artist's cabin on stilts in India
Mumbai Artist Retreat is a cabin built from steel and bamboo by Indian studio Architecture Brio in the coastal town of Alibag that's raised on stilts to withstand rising sea levels. More
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Kengo Kuma completes stilted Mikuni Izukogen restaurant with a criss-cross roof
Interlocking cypress-wood planks form the roof of the Mikuni Izukogen restaurant that Kengo Kuma has perched on a rocky hillside in Honshū, Japan. More
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Undulating roof shades Bó Mon preschool by Kientruc O in rural Vietnam
Architecture studio Kientruc O built the Bó Mon preschool with a shady veranda for children living in Vietnam's mountainous Son La Province. More
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C+ Architects perches glass restaurant above dramatic mountain landscape
Floating Island Restaurant by C+ Architects features a glazed dining room on stilts cantilevering from a hillside overlooking mountains in Chongquing, China. More
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John Pardey Architects raises house on stilts over River Thames flood plain
Steel stilts elevate Narula House, a British dwelling on banks of a River Thames tributary that has been designed by John Pardey Architects to endure flooding. More
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Space Encounters puts office building on stilts above brick warehouse
Architecture studio Space Encounters built a tile-clad office building on stilts in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, above an existing brick warehouse. More
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Summer house on steel stilts sits amongst the treetops in Sweden
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has designed a holiday home raised on twelve steel stilts on a steep slope near the sea in Mölle, Sweden. More
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Alexis Dornier designs prefab homes on stilts that could be moved from place to place
Bali-based architect Alexis Dornier has developed a concept for prefabricated homes that could easily be taken apart and reassembled in a new location. More
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Elevated concrete pathway on stilts shades brick training centre in Hanoi
A walkable concrete roof on thin steel stilts connects and shades the textured brick blocks of a training centre in Hanoi by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. More
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House in New Zealand sits on a concrete plinth surrounded by trees
Herbst Architects has raised a house in Piha, New Zealand, on a concrete plinth and steel stilts to give views through the dense woodland to the beach. More
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Zigzag thatched bamboo roofs shade classrooms of school in Indonesia
RAW Architecture has designed a zigzag roof of thatched bamboo for a school in Indonesia, which is raised up on stilts to deal with its swampy site in Tangerang city. More
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Aluminium-clad cabins perch on stilts over the Barents Sea in Norway
Stinessen Arkitektur has built three cabins and a sauna on an island in the remote Steigen Archipelago off the coast of Norway in the arctic circle. More
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Revery Architecture designs snaking glass campus on Hong Kong hillside
University of Chicago Centre Hong Kong by Revery Architecture is a glazed curvilinear building perched on slim concrete stilts on a steep, wooded hillside. More
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Discover standout buildings on stilts on our new Pinterest board
Our new Pinterest board is dedicated to buildings that are raised above the ground on stilts, including a house extension over a lake in England and a bulbous polyurethane home that stands in an orchard in the Czech Republic. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Stepping stones lead into house extension over an English lake by Hamish & Lyons
Architecture studio Hamish & Lyons has completed Stepping Stone House, an extension to a manor house in Berkshire, England, that is raised on stilts above a lake. More
