Tree House
Residential and community structures designed to integrate with natural landscapes and tree environments.
Ultra Architects Disguises a Polish Lakeside Home as a Cluster of Boathouses
On the shore of a western Polish lake, three corrugated metal pavilions form a 180 m² retreat rooted in the vernacular of waterside hangars.
Dayala e Rafael Wraps a Goiânia Corner Lot in Stone and Muxarabi to Tame the Savanna Sun
Casa Abacateiro scatters living blocks around a courtyard pool in Brazil's cerrado, trading corridors for garden views and cross-ventilation.
WOVEN Architecture Layers a Waterfront Home into a Forested Hillside on Saanich Inlet
A 6,500-square-foot residence in Willis Point, BC nestles into steep terrain, trading spectacle for a quiet calibration of wood, earth, and water.
kit Architects Stack a Timber Tower House on a Triangular Plot in the Swiss Rhine Valley
A prefabricated spruce dwelling near St. Gallen uses a concrete core and passive ventilation to rethink the rural archetype.
Ming Architects Folds Shophouse Logic into a Sculptural Singapore Terrace Home
Node House channels the courtyard and air well traditions of tropical shophouses through a language of curves, concrete, and perforated steel.
MRTN Architects Hides a Timber Retreat in the Sand Dunes of Venus Bay
A curved, elevated holiday house on Australia's South Gippsland coast borrows its logic from the local bird hides that dot the peninsula.
Read Studio Stacks a Concrete House Vertically to Let a Sri Lankan Garden Grow Around It
A 323-square-meter home in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte occupies a small footprint so mature trees, herbs, and fruit plants claim the rest of the site.
2929 Design Lab Stretches a Walled House Across an 80-Meter Narrow Site in Chiang Mai
TP House uses volcanic stone walls and courtyards to transform a 20-by-80-meter strip into a sequence of connected living spaces.
ACDF Architecture Builds a Forest Pavilion Around an Apple Tree in Quebec's Boreal Wilderness
A single-story glass and timber residence in Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm places a living apple tree at its center to anchor family life to nature.
LKSA Extends a Hillside Home in Gwacheon with a Brick Annex Built for Views
A horizontal addition on the slopes of Gwacheon-si repositions daily life around mountain panoramas and a rooftop garden.
Rodrigo Nuñez Arquitectos Terraces a 900 m² Brick House into a Forest Edge in León
A single clay brick and timber define a dwelling that mediates between suburbia and a protected pine forest on a steep Spanish slope.
blaq arquitectos Threads a Black Pine Cabin Through the Trees on Chile's Ranco Lake
A 140 m² lakeside retreat in southern Chile lifts off the hillside on stilts, wrapping its deck around existing trees to leave the landscape intact.
