Arch Daily has a huge scoop on this amazing Tree House of sorts by Sander Architects. And by huge I mean photo gallery DELUXE. According to the post, the site was limited space-wise, so the answer was to build up. This vertical beauty is one of the coolest structures and structure posts I’ve seen in a while. Seriously – look:

Awesome right!? It makes me rethink what I want in a house, I’ll tell you that much. The back story is really interesting too and kind of touching, totally worth a read.
Go see scads more images and read this great post.
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International Listings recently sent me a link to a post that might be of interest to Offbeat readers – 10 Astonishing Treehouses You’d Love to Live In.
I took a look and it’s a nice post. Some of these treehouses have been featured here at Offbeat before, but not all of them; for example, the San Juan del Sur Tree House:

Beautiful – and likely very relaxing; you gotta adore that pool. There are a few more gems that I’ve never posted here. You can visit the original post at International Listings to see all the cool treehouses.
[image via International Listings]

Peggy, over at Tree Hugging Family, did this killer post about IslandWood at Bainbridge Island. The whole article is worth a read – it’s an environmental learning center and Washington state’s first LEED Gold project. Very slick. Of course I was most smitten with the structures at IslandWood. Terribly unique, sustainable, and simply amazing.
Metropolis – one of the best magazines around, featured IslandWood in their January piece – Into the Woods. To give you a taste, here’s IslandWood’s version of a treehouse:

Stunning! To see more cool structures at IslandWood read the entire Into the Woods article, or visit IslandWood.