Treehouse Resort and Beach Club......

GuanYin Spa Treehouse

GuanYin Interior (top) Hawaiian Hale Interior (bottom)

The Hawaiian Hale Hotel Treehouse will accommodate 16 to 20 persons in 7 separate spaces on 3 levels. It is in a forest of trees by a lake with a 2 minute walk to a great beach. Rooms available separatetly from 220-400rmb/night or the entire Hale for 900rmb/night.

Beach Club Treehouse above the Hawaiian Beachclub: with a great ocean view is a loft in the trees for two persons also a minute run down the dune to waters edge. 300rmb/night

Guan Yin Spa Treehouse above Tamarind Trees. Also with great ocean views. 875rmb/night . Read more.......

Treehouse Resort and Beach Club....

TREEHOUSES FOR RENT IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. In December 2000 Treehouses of Hawaii Inc., in partnership with Sanya Nanshan Industry Dev ltd opened 4 treehouses as vacation rentals, atop and along a sand dune in beautiful old tamarind trees, isolated on a magnificent seemingly never ending virgin beach adjacent to a new 5,000 acre Buddhist and ecological theme park, mainly of lovely temples, pagodas, botanical gardens and untouched nature from the bottom of the sea to the top of Nanshan Mountain.

Big Beach in the Sky

Big Beach in the S

Big Beach in the Sky Treehouse: Fantastic Ocean/beach view. Atop a towering tamarind tree above the sandune accessible only by suspension bridge. Sleeps six comfortably on two levels and a loft one minute run down the dune to crystal clear bathing in the warm waters of the South China Sea 950rmb/night. Read more.......

Chiba tree house village latest in eco-tourism....

Forget about 5-star hotels. Try spending the night in a tree house. Not only is it fun but it offers a realistic way to practice “eco tourism” and “co-existence with nature” – phrases which are often bandied about in our daily conversation. Since 1998, Gankoyama Tree House Village has been providing people with the opportunity to think of nature and our modern life in terms of effective use of forest resources.

Gankoyama is located in the middle of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba, about two hours by car from central Tokyo. About 2,500 people a year visit the 12,000 square meters of the lower mountainous camping area to learn outdoor skills. Among the outdoor programs, the Tree House Master program, in which participants learn how to build tree houses in two days, has been the most popular, attracting lots of media attention. Every program requires reservations in advance. The tree house-building tour is the only one of its kind in the world. All of Gankoyama’s energy needs are provided by solar panels and a wind generator; no electricity is used.

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Unique and Creative Designs Tree House ,,,,

The treehouse I reported on December 10th is now complete. Thanks to all who made this one happen! Read more.....

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House ,,,,

Amazing tree houses aren’t just for children anymore - in fact, some are so well made and carefully detailed, they rival most people’s homes. The artistry and innovation put into some tree houses elevates them from fun getaways to architectural wonders. They arere located all over the world, from just north of NYC to the rain forests of Costa Rica. These fifteen incredible tree houses might just make you want to leave your own home for a loftier living space.

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Unique and Creative Designs Tree House ,,,,

German cooperative baumraum offers fully customizable tree houses made primarily of wood and rope, with clean, modern lines that defy the traditional assumptions about what tree houses should look like. The tree houses above were commissioned by clients in Austria and New York, respectively, and were built to suit the individual sites with the intent of disturbing the surroundings as little as possible. Read more.......

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House ,,,,

The interactive Steampunk Tree House is a movable work of art created by over 60 San Francisco area artists, crafted in part from recycled and reclaimed materials. It has traveled to the Stagecoach and Coachella music festivals and has been featured on BoingBoing TV. The 30′tall, 8-ton tree was “made to explore the relationship between our rapidly changing natural world and the persistent human drive to connect with it and one another.” Read more.....

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House ,,,,

The Biosphere Tree house is situated in a great Indian banyan in the Manoa Valley of Oahu. This seven-level tree house has transparent roofs, electricity, a composting toilet, hanging bridge and stunning views of the valley and the sea beyond Waikiki. A 7-foot steel “star dome” swings above a pool in the stream at the foot of the tree. Read more.....

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House ,,,,

The three tree houses above were created by Blueforest, a UK-based company offering full design, consultancy and management services for tree house projects across Europe. Blueforest’s adult-size tree houses start at around $15,000 and many have kitchenettes, bathrooms and full-sized living rooms. Some even include high-tech features like fingerprint locks, CCTV control centers and plasma televisions. Read more.......

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House ,,,,

The Alnwick Garden tree house is one of the largest wooden tree houses in the world at 6,000 square feet. Inside is a learning center, restaurant complete with fireplace, play areas, turrets and rope bridges. The tree house was built using natural materials from sustainable resources including Canadian cedar, Scandinavian Redwood and Scots pine. The Alnwick garden is a public garden space in Northumberland, England. Read more.......

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House ,,,,

These two relaxed yet highly functional tree houses are part of the Finca Bella Vista tree house community in the rainforest of Costa Rica. The community is home to ecologically minded adventurers wishing to preserve the 300 acres of rainforest surrounding their homes. Its residents enjoy hydroelectric and solar power and wi-fi internet, and have biodigestors to process waste. Dozens of land parcels are still available for future residents to design and build their own tree houses. Read more......

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House ,,,,

Romero Studios, helmed by Roderick and Anisa Romero, designs and creates tree houses so striking they look more like art installations than dwellings. Their work includes one of the tree houses at Finca Bella Vista and the four tree houses pictured above, among many others. Clients have the freedom to create the tree house of their dreams, from Moroccan lantern-shapes and suspended ‘nests’ to rustic cabins in the sky. Special touches include built-in storage and stained glass windows. Read more......

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House ,,,,

The Syberite tree house project blends modular design with low-impact living. Layouts are allowed to conform to the natural landscapes around them to take maximum advantage of views and natural light without disturbing the local environment. The thin foundational supports are designed to minimize impact on root systems and the ground surface. Rainwater collection, solar panels, wind collection and other sustainable systems are also integrated making the house mostly energy independent. Read more.......

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House.....

As a young child (or perhaps even an adult) who hasn’t dreamed of living tree houses? Some structures are built on trees or hung from trees, but some unusual tree houses are even grown from trees or built right into a tree. Some people live in trees as a luxury, some to help save the environment and others out of tradition or necessity. Here are ten incredible tree house designs that range from functional to fanciful, sustainable to strange and affordable to incredibly expensive. Read more......

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House.....

Baumraum treehouses blends classic notions of a simple wood structure in a tree with modernist angles, clean lines and other design elements. These both blend with and stand out from their natural environs and are customized to client wishes before being installed. The Baumraum group is both experimental and experienced, wish expertise in tree types, capabilities and environmental impact. Read more......

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House.....

The mobile, durable and somehow fanciful Free Spirit Spheres can be hung from anything from trees to buildings and rock faces. Webbing and ropes literally and metaphorically anchor these spheres to their locations. Just four anchor points are needed to carry the entire weight of the spheres. Each sphere is waterproof and impact-resistant, composed of an internal laminated wood frame and clear fiberglass exterior. Read more......

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House.....

The 4Treehouse by Lukasz Kos floats like a “Japanese lantern on stilts” and is situated to accommodate four existing trees on the site. As with the best tree house designs, this project successfully worked around the existing natural site conditions. The three-story house itself rents suspended from these four primary site trees. Read more......

Unique and Creative DesignsTree Houses......

The TreeHouse Workshop is a Seattle-based company that takes the art of constructing tree houses extremely seriously. They build an average of one tree house per month and hire extremely able builders and carpenters to construct their projects. Their finished works vary in luxury but some even include (counterintuitive!) fireplaces. Read more.....

Unique and Creative DesignsTree Houses......

The 02 Sustainability Tree House defies many of the conventions one associates with a typical tree house. The paradigm of a square shack-like wooden structure is replaced with a light and spacious geodesic dome structure that requires very little (and eco-friendly) material and has minimal impact on trees in which it is placed (hanging from cables rather than bolted to trees). It is designed for residential, meditation and meeting functions. Read more.......

Unique and Creative DesignsTree Houses.....

Of course, not all tree houses are avante garde examples of design and sustainability - some people live in far more traditional tree houses such as the tree dwellers shown in the photographs above. In the jungles of the Brazza River Basin in the Indonesian province of Papua the local tribes have slowly built their way up into the trees to escape pests and one another. Their residences now reach dizzying heights of over 100 feet. Read more.....

Unique and Creative DesignsTree Houses.....

This amazing Vietnamese tree house structure is a “tree house” in an entirely unconventional sense of the phrase and draws tourists and guests from around the world. Of course not just anyone can get permission to build a house like this: it helps to be the daughter of the ex-president of the country. Tourists are even able to stay in the rooms overnight. Read more...

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House ,,,,

It’s one thing to chain oneself to a tree in order to save it, but quite another to live in one! In order to save 400+ year old trees, a group of activists has been doing just that on impromptu suspended platforms that currently constitute the tallest “tree house” in the world (top images above). One clever designer has developed a series of conceptual strategies shown in the above images to take this approach to the next level. With just 13% of these old-growth trees left, these new structures would link from tree to tree providing habitats but also protecting the natural environment. Read more......

Unique and Creative Designs Tree House.......

What if instead of building a tree house, you could grow it yourself? A combination of scaffolding and other systems could be used to direct the growth of these fascinating and creative concept tree houses over a period of years. Vines, roots and trees become organic architectural materials to create a flexible framework for these curious creations. Windows would be made of flexible soy membranes that would shift as the building grew. read more ......

Tree house in china.....

From China, this sturdy looking specimen looks as if it was built as a real set of domiciles rather than as an escape from the every day stresses of this world. It is reminiscent of a giant wooden aviary. It would almost come as no surprise to see a few giant birds – or even pterodactyls – make their home here! more details....

Largest Tree House.....

This is by far the largest tree house in Europe and is situated in the county of Northumberland in the UK. It is part of the Alnwick Garden which is the vision of the Duchess of Northumberland. She wanted a public space, accessible to one and all, which could be used for fun, education, inspiration and above all contemplation. It was opened in 2002 by the Prince of Wales, who is a contemplative kind of guy if ever there was one, and this tree house certainly gives us lots us scope to think about alternative living! more details.....

Treehouse Restaurant,,,,,,,

What list of the weird, the wonderful, the outlandish and extraordinary would be complete without a visit to Japan? Here, a restaurant in Okinawa proves to be a daunting climb for its clientele. One can only hope that the food is excellent as quite a hunger could be provoked by the dizzying ascent to the eating area. Food for thought in the heights, indeed! more details......

Amazing tree house.....

It looks like a slight breeze might be signify the end, so precariously are these neighbors perched on the top of their adopted trees. It is can only be hoped, too, that the occupants get on with each other. A not so neighborly slanging match would be something to behold! more details......

Most amazing treehouse ever ......

These tree houses are certainly not for those who are afraid of heights! This one in New Zealand towers hundred of meters above the ground. It must have been built by someone really desperate to escape the daily grind of life as it must take them half of the day to get up there and the other half to get back down. Still, good exercise involved! more details......

Steampunk Treehouse.....

So, okay, this one isn’t real, just like the one in Japan wasn’t real. There is a lot to be said though, about this concept, seen here at the Burning Man Festival in the USA. Tree houses as modern art, anyone? Tarzan could spring out of here in a flash, twisting a Salvador Dali type moustache and no one would bat an eyelid. more details......

The Rickety Treehouse.......

This one, from Kerala in India is not so much designed to be lived in but to see out of! It is part of a nature reserve and a whole host of wildlife can be comfortably and safely – viewed from its height. A great way to see nature close up without disturbing it. Except for when the house was being built, that is. That may have disturbed at least one or two denizens of the jungle! more details......

wish I could live here.....

This tree house was built by Horace Burgess in Tennessee, USA. It is over ninety feet in height and was built as a result of “divine inspiration”. Most of the materials used to make the tree are from barns, sheds and so on, salvaged by the builder. It has ten floors and although it was started in 1993 it is still not finished. The finishing of the project, though, is surely not the point here! The price of the project is estimated by Mister Burgess at around twelve thousand dollars. A lesson for the sub-primers? , more details.....

Tree house classic....

This amazing structure is actually in someone’s back yard! Bar Simpson would be absolutely yellow with envy if he could see this but no doubt Homer would steal it for him, or win it in a poker game, or swap it for Marge. Located in Saint Louis, it’s a really awesome place to meet! You could chew the cud, nose at the neighbors and no doubt ultimately get shot by them for building such a ‘monstrosity’ in their neighborhood! more details....

Wish I lived here.....

For fans of films such as “The Swiss Family Robinson”, what could be more idyllic than this tree house overlooking a river in Kerala, India. What a wonderful place to sit back, take in nature and ponder the mysteries of nature and the universe. All the time while longing for that Big Mac, Fries and a very large strawberry milkshake of course! ..Image Source

Mammoth Largest Tree House....

The halcyon days of our youth where a few 2x4s pounded into an old elm with rusty nails constituted the coolest tree house on the block are not just long dead, but now embarrassingly overshadowed by the richest kid on the street, Lord Northumberland, and his World’s Largest tree house.

Located on the grounds of Alnwick Gardens just 95 miles south of Edinburgh (and next to the Alnwick Castle, the very one used in the Harry Potter films), this 6,000-square-foot tree house leviathan soars 56 feet above the ground and is connected with 4,000-square-feet of suspended walkways. It has a restaurant that seats 120 people as well as classrooms, cafes, turrets, wobbly bridges, and imported wood from all over the world. More details......

The Green Picture: Manicured Green Roof Is Verde Beautiful

Take a look at this gorgeously manicured green roof located in Tokyo. Man, my front lawn doesn’t even look this good! Imagine trying to cut this once a week? more details.....

World’s Largest Treehouse Cost $7 Million To Build...

Like something out of a fairy tale — and seriously, even the main character’s name is Lord Northumberland — this 6,000 sq ft. tree house is the world’s largest. Located on the grounds of Alnwick Gardens, about 95 miles north south of Edinburgh, Scotland, the leviathan soars 56ft. above the ground and is connected with 4,000-square-feet of suspended walkways. There’s even a 120-seat restaurant — as well as wobble bridges, classrooms, turrets, and God knows what else. Naturally, this building was also built sustainably with the website saying Canadian Cedar, Scandinavian Redwood and English and Scots pine were all used in construction. Unfortunately, it appears that most of those were imported, so no points for you! From the website,

“The unique dining experience on offer in The Treehouse is nothing if not unusual. The roaring log fire in the centre of the room, the living tree complete with green leaves growing through the restaurant, the fascinating craftsmanship which has created screens from fallen branches and the dimmed lighting combine to create an other-wordly, magical environment. The delicious menus include a fantastic range of locally sourced produce, helping The Garden encourage and support local producers.”more details.....

The World’s Largest Treehouse for $7 million!!!!!

I thought I had treehouses pretty well figured out. Kind of like a cubby house except up in a tree, right?! Bart Simpson’s got one. Perhaps your Dad made you one as a kid too, right? Whatever. This is a whole different thing, baby!

When I first heard about this I figured it was a gift from the Sultan of Brunei to his 5 year-old kid for Christmas. I mean, wasn’t he the bloke that gave his 18 year-old daughter, like, an Airbus for her birthday?!

But no, the deep-pocketed client for these amazing treehouse builders is in fact some funky old peer called Lord Northumberland. Taking over four years from conception to construction, his piece-de-resistance - the TreeHouse - has full disabled access and provides full facilities for its 120-seat restaurant(!), along with three separate resource rooms - all suspended between 16 Lime trees! More details.....