Century-old oak supports treehouse guest room in northern France
Paris-based Atelier Lavit built this treehouse around the trunk of a century-old oak in Raray, France, basing its design of criss-crossing timbers on a bird's nest. More
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Charles Cunniffe spruces up treehouse in Aspen with local assistance
A dilapidated treehouse in Aspen has been rebuilt using vertical wooden slats and translucent panels by local firm Charles Cunniffe Architects, with plenty of help from the community. More
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Explore unusual treehouses on our updated Pinterest board
Inspired by Studio North's recent birdhouse-like residence in Canada, we've refreshed our treehouses Pinterest board with projects including a pinecone-shaped hut in the Italian Alps and Snøhetta's charred-timber cabin among the treetops in Sweden. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Birds and humans share wooden treehouse in western Canada by Studio North
In a mountainous valley in British Columbia, design-build firm Studio North has created an elevated A-frame dwelling that is meant to be used by campers and birds. More
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Pinecone-shaped treehouse in the Dolomites allows visitors to sleep under the stars
A circular skylight in the tip of this pinecone-shaped treehouse by architect Claudio Beltrame in the Italian Alps allows the occupant to gaze up into the starry sky at night. More
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Extremely pointed garden room features a treehouse-like design and a climbing wall
A climbing wall, a study and a bedroom are all contained within this Brisbane house extension, designed by Phorm Architecture + Design to be reminiscent of a treehouse. More
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Baca Architects bases treehouse hotel for Panama eco resort on a cocoa pod
London practice Baca Architects has designed a cocoa pod-shaped treehouse for an eco hotel located on a secluded Panama island, which is accessible only by boat. More
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NCDA designs wood-screened loft bedroom for tiny Hong Kong treehouse
This treehouse residence in Hong Kong has been overhauled by local firm NCDA, which designed a cosy bedroom level suspended above the main space. More
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Single-room cabin by JacobsChang is set among trees in upstate New York
Manhattan studio JacobsChang designed this tiny blackened timber cabin on a shoestring budget for clients who built it in a forest in upstate New York with the help of their friends. More
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Treehouse hotel room peeps above canopy of Mexico's tropical woodland
Guests at an eco-hotel in Tulum, Mexico, can spend the night in a sculptural treehouse that overlooks expanses of green jungle and turquoise sea. More
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Malan Vorster's treehouse-like residence offers views of Cape Town forest
Four cylindrical towers are elevated on stilts to create this retreat in Cape Town, which was designed by local studio Malan Vorster to offer views among the trees. More
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Planted terraces are interspersed among living spaces at Vo Trong Nghia's Binh House
Vo Trong Nghia Architects has completed the latest in its House for Trees series – a property in Ho Chi Minh City featuring gardens set on top of multiple stacked levels that are visible through openings in the concrete walls. More
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Sprayed polyurethane lends rocky appearance to orchard house by Šépka Architekti
A small concrete stalk supports the bulbous form of this unconventional home by Czech practice Šépka Architekti, which stands in a steeply sloping orchard on the outskirts of Prague. More
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Seven unusual treehouses you can sleep inside at Sweden's Treehotel
Seven Scandinavian architects have now built treehouses for Sweden's Treehotel, including a bird's nest, a mirrored cube and the charred timber cabin added earlier this month by Snøhetta. More
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Snøhetta adds treetop cabin with stargazing net to Sweden's Treehotel
Snøhetta has completed a treetop cabin for the Treehotel in northern Sweden, featuring charred-timber cladding and a suspended net for observing the Northern Lights. More
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Bureau Spectacular reimagines Laugier's Primitive Hut as "indoor treehouse"
California studio Bureau Spectacular has created a wooden structure on stilts that references the Primitive Hut proposed by philosopher Marc-Antoine Laugier in the 18th century. More
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Snøhetta's charred-timber treehouse is the next addition to Sweden's Treehotel
This charred-timber cabin by Snøhetta will be raised 10 metres above the forest floor and feature a "stargazing net" to allow guests to watch out for the Northern Lights. More
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Wee Studio completes crowdfunded treehouses on the edge of a woodland stream
This pair of stilted wooden huts are set among poplar and hawthorn trees in a stretch of woodland at the foot of Mount Wuling in Beijing's Miyun District (+ slideshow). More
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Casa No Muro is a treehouse built on a wall instead of in a tree
Tasked with building a treehouse in a garden without a tree, French studios Saperlipopette Les Architectes and Martial Marquet Architecture have created a wooden structure that instead perches on a wall (+ slideshow). More
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Tubular glass house by Aibek Almassov could be built around a full-grown tree
A mature fir tree would be enclosed at the centre of this conceptual tubular glass house by Kazakh architect Aibek Almassov, which may finally become a reality now that potential investors have been found (+ slideshow). More
