Who says a house has to be planted on firm ground? These days we are seeing an increasing amount of elevated architecture, from houses high on stilts (hunting tower style), to treehouses designed to be actual homes to live in. In addition to incredible elevated architecture styles that have already been built, we have seen a wide range of concept homes that appear to float, which are also featured within this cluster.
It's time to get your head in the clouds!
28 Elevated Architecture Designs
28
Gravity Defying Houses
Daring Architecture
27
Hip Eco Friendly Houses
How About a Treehouses?
26
Luxury Steel Box Home on Stilts
Delta Shelter
25
Living in a Treehouse
24
Eco Transformer Architecture
'Bird Island' Prefab Homes For Waterfronts in Kuala Lumpur
23
Gravity Defying Monasteries
10 Sanctuaries Perched up on Mountain Tops
22
Living Green in a Eucalyptus Tree
Aussie Arboreal Architecture
21
Custom Adult Tree Houses
Baumraum Architects
20
Super Tree Houses
19
Real Fairytale Houses in Trees
Amazon Treehouses
18
Tree House Resorts
Club Med in Senegal Looks Like Peanuts, Costs Many Sheckels
17
Cliffside Architecture
Peru's Lefevre House Lives on the Edge of Desert & Ocean
16
Living in a Billboard
Aeroform Homes
15
Oceanfront Eco Homes
Awesome Auzzi Residence Overlooks Popular Byron Bay
14
Tea Houses on Stilts
Terunobu Fujimori Designs The Takasugi-an in Japan
13
Gravity Defying Buildings 2
Photoshopped Architecture
12
Invisible Treehouses
Tree-Top Hotel Covered in Mirrors Is As Green As It Is Cool
11
Arboreal Restaurants
Okinawa Tree House
10
Cliff-Integrated Pod Resorts
The 'Sphere Hotel'
9
Caged Treehouse Restaurants
The Yellow Treehouse Opens its Doors in New Zealand
8
Floating Architecture
Kenyan Hut of Stilts and Rope Bridges Makes For an Awesome Holiday
7
Suspended Dining
The Liong Lie Architects Restaurant Design Lets You Hang Out
6
Cliff Hanger Homes
The Hanging Barn is Perfect for Overextended Vacations
5
Treehouses on Log Stilts
Zigloo Architecture
4
Suspended Cafeterias
The Octospider
3
Treetop Restaurants
The Yellow Treehouse
2
Simulated Cliff Housing
Space-Saving ‘Mountain Dwellings' Apartments
1
Arboreal Balconies
Take Advantage of the Views From A Tree-Deck In Your Own Yard
Related Ideas
Adaptable Prefab Tiny Homes
Tree Tents Birdhouse Modular is Highly Customizable
Single-Level Tiny Homes
The English Garden House Delivers Apartment-Sized Living in New Zealand
Terraced Tiny Living
The Park Tiny Home Elevates Compact Living with a Rooftop Terrace
Elongated Hillside Home Designs
Gonzalo Rufin Arquitectos Designs the RWO House
Triple-Story Prefab Tiny Houses
The DQTower Maximizes Land Usage by Building Upwards
Floating Canopy Homes
The Holocene House Concept Integrates Water & Architectural Geometry
Modular Tiny Home Designs
The Vettel Haus Tiny Home Masters the Art of Living Large
Rooftop Terrace Tiny Homes
This Luxury Tiny House from Modern Shed Focuses on Outdoor Space
Ethereal Feminine Tiny Homes
The Plume Botanical Hut Tiny House Prioritizes Stylish Versatility
Contemporary Rural Dwellings
StudioAC's South Bay House Reinterprets Rural Canadian Architecture
Climate-Responsive Prefab Homes
The Drop Pod House Adapts to Floods and Unexpected Guests
Solar-Lined Energy Towers
Foster + Partners Released Designs of Solar Towers for Moon Use
Modern Timber Lake Houses
nARCHITECTS Completes the CLT House Nestled in Hudson Valley Forests
Scandinavian Barn Homes
The House Comet by GAISS Rethinks Rural-Urban Living in Riga
Dramatic Roof-Topped Ontario Homes
Superkül Designs the Ridge House in Grey County, Canada
Power-Producing Home Designs
'House W' but the Florian Busch Architects is Barn-Shaped
Shape‑shifting Retreats
This Modular Off‑Grid House Adapts to Natural Sites with Expandable Walls
Modern Prefabricated Residential Projects
Palette Architecture Designs the Sleek Shift House
Chalet-Inspired Showrooms
Gstaad House by Foster + Partners Creates an Alpine Retail Destination
Castle-Inspired Homes
This Hollywood Hills House Channels Medieval Castles with a Modern Aesthetic
Forested Raised Metal Homes
Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos Designs the House in the Forest
Eco Living Vertical Towers
The Eden Rise Vertical Eco Living Community Integrates Food Production
Coastal Timber Retreats
The Casa Guaecá Project Reinterprets Beach House Living Through Structure
Elevated Urban Skate Venues
AAN Architects Designs Suspended Skatepark Overlooking Shanghai
Off-Grid Forest Retreats
The Nest Cabin by Daria Sheina Studio is Made with Stacked Volumes
Mahogany Intergenerational Homes
The Mahogany House by R ARCHITECTURE is Chic and Contemporary
Black-Timber Stealthy Pavilions
Aptdotapt Designs the Drop-Stop Pavilion in the Mountains
Metal-Based Concrete Homes
PPAA's Mexico City Concrete House Sits on a Raised Steel Structure
Sustainable Off-Grid Remote Retreats
Daria Sheina Studio Designs the Nest Home in Canada
Surrounding-Inspired Architectural Homes
Gonzalo Rufin Arquitectos Designs the Casa RWO
Contemporary Brutalist Homes
The MS House by Studio Saransh Balances Architecture with Nature
Adaptive Family Residences
A 1920s London Home is Transformed into No Ordinary House
Elevated Garden Lofts
Attic Above Garden Brings Serene Living to a Compact Elevated Space
Living Landscape Homes
Hedge and Arbour House by Studio Bright Merges Garden and Architecture
Black-Timber Overhanging Roof Buildings
i29 Designs the Senior Shelter in the Netherlands
Inward-Focused House Architecture
Inverted House Redefines the Boundary Between House and Fence
Lakefront District Towers
The Lake Views Slopes and Folds to Maximize Panorama for Every Home
Organically Printed Homes
The Lib Earth House Showcases Soil-Based 3d Printing Custom Living
Chilean Hillside Retreats
The House in Three Heights is Shaped by Topography and Natural Materials
Forest-Edge Timber Homes
Timbertop House by Atelier Kastelic Buffey Anchors in Canada’s Woods
Sky-Garden Leisure Towers
The Sobha Skyparks Tower Was Unveiled by Sobha Realty in Dubai
Leaf-Inspired Countryside Homes
The Leaf House Interprets Organic Form Within a Rural Landscape
Sustainable Canopy Pavilions
The Casa Solai Frames Ocean and Jungle Through a Dual-Pavilion Design
Urban Layered Homes
The Salmon House Layers Warmth and Sculptural Form to Melbourne’s Suburbs
Solar Timber Residences
The Forest Edge House by Marc Thorpe Uses Off-Grid Systems
Modular Workplace Architecture Trends
DualSpace Studio Debuted the Adapatable 'ELIT Office'
Fish Lifestyle-Inspired Residences
Beef Architekti Designs the Bright House of Hills in Slovakia
Ocean-Overlooking Perched Residences
Field Architecture Presents the Big Sur Residence
Inversion Living Concepts
The Tiny Getaway Explores Upside-Down Living in Compact Spaces
Nature-Shared A-Frame Homes
Kumiki Architects Designs a New Triangular Holiday Homes
Wooden Site Home OFfices
Swatt + Partners Create the Moss Rock Design Project
Clever Townhouse Renovations
Light and Air Architecture Design the Void House in New York
Nature-Nestled Mountain Retreats
Hello Wood Designs the Harmonious Console House
Moon-Bound Architectural Installations
The Moonhouse Project Fuses Conceptual Art and Space Tech
Staggered Modern Apartments
OSPA Arquitetura E Urbanismo Reimagines Urban Residential Living
Innovative Steel Laneway Houses
Weiss Architecture & Urbanism Limited Presents a Striking Project
Hillside Family Homes
The Sky House by Klas Hyllén Architecture is a Retrofitted 1970s Bungalow
Modern Floating Homes
The Pura Vida Floating Home Brings Sustainable Design to Portage Bay
Landscape-Integrated Homes
House by the Grove is a Home Designed to Sit Within Its Natural Site
Elevated Forest Cabins
Columbia River Valley Lookout Lifts Living Spaces Above the Trees
Contemporary Sloped Residences
Atelier BOOM-TOWN Designed the Intervalle Residence
Hilltop Modern Retreats
The Cloud House Transforms a Hudson Valley Site into a Serene Eco Home
3d-Printed Vaulted Dwelling
Underground House of the Future Reinvents Cave Home with Brick Vaults
Nature-Rooted Family Retreats
The Haus Am Lagnesberg Blends Art, Family Life, and Natural Design
Stepped Hillside Residences
B2A Architects' New Cascade House Has Panoramic Views
Stunning Solar Clock-Inspired Houses
Fernanda Canales Completes House 720 Degrees
Compact Urban Residences
The Stealth House by Specht Novak Redefines Private Living in Austin
Elevated Coastal Homes
Monterey Home by Studio Michael Hilal Features a Treehouse-Style Layout
Garden-Nestled Luscious Residences
i29 Designs the Hidden Villa in a Secluded Garden
Forest-Treetop Retreats
The MORE Cabin Floats 60 Feet Above the Forest on a Single Post
Red Steel Forest Houses
Villa Jevany by Architektura Embeds a Bold Structure into Hillside Terrain
Scenic Sustainable House Designs
ONUS Architecture Studio Presents the Breathtaking Horizon House
Climate-Adaptive Tropical Homes
The Ocean Eye House Influenced Today’s Climate-Responsive Design
Introspective Charred Pine Extension
Förstberg Ling Designs Part of House with a Hidden Atrium
Modern Interpreted English Homes
Threefold Architects Designs the Eight Gables Home
Reading-Focused Compact Houses
Backcountry Tiny Homes Designs the Library Tiny House
Wavy Concrete Roof-Topped Homes
VY Architecture Studio Designs the Vaazh House in Vedanthangal
Doughnut-Shaped Elevated Houses
Studio Saxe Designs the Sinfornia Verde in Carate, Costa Rica
Renovated Multi-Gen Homes
The N°7 Bretscha House Adapts a 1960s Residence for Three Generations
Modern Vietnamese Dwellings
Tien Giang House by Tropical Space Honors Traditional Architecture
Mountain‑inspired Residences
The Echo Villa Home Channels Taiwan’s Mountains into Sculptural Form
Gently Sloped House Designs
Matière Première Architecture Completes Perchée in North Hatley
Floating Courtyard Homes
The BAAN O+O Home Floats Above Khao Yai on Steel Structure
Contemporary Weatherized Homes
OOF! Architecture Designs the Acute House for a Family
Natural Material Stilted Homes
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Completes the Yngsjö Holiday Home
Bright Stacked Box Houses
Light House by Studioninedots Forms a Vertical Family Home
Reimagined Slim Living Designs
The Slim Fit House Shows How Narrow Lot Homes Can Feel Spacious
Elevated Mountain Retreats
La Cadree Perchée Offers a Quiet Forest Refuge Suspended in Nature
Industrial Loft Homes
The Casa MRGT unveils a Multi Level Residence Within an Industrial Building
Hillside Concrete Retreats
This Concrete House Blends Sculptural Form with Panoramic Views
Restored Victorian Coastal Homes
High Strange Architects Designs House on a Hill
Sloped Contemporary Housing Designs
Luc Plante Architecture + Design Complete La Croix
Wheelchair-Accessible Treehouse Designs
Bernheim Forest Constructs a New Recreational Structure
Cave-Like Folded Residences
Earthscape Studio Creates the Unique Structural Wild House
Artful Elevated Timber Treehouses
The Secret Camp by Wiki World Turns a Forest into an Art Gallery
Children-Designed Pavilions
Hi Ladders High Shows How Design Can Shape Inclusive Public Spaces
Organic Striking Tower Designs
David Macullo Architects Designs the Leaves Tower
Elevated Coastal Retreats
Picnic Island Cabin by Align Hovers Above Tasmanian Shoreline
Wedge-Shaped Stealthy Cottages
Barbora Vokac Taylor Architect Designs a New Gabled House
Elevated Geometric Designs
PH8 Penthouse Reinterprets the Mid-Century Modern in Medellín’s Skyline
Tranquil A‑Frame Retreats
This Steel‑glass A‑frame Home Design Showcases a Stunning Treehouse Deck
Stone Plinth-Grounded Modern Homes
DeDraft Designs the AYN3 Home in Rural Oxfordshire
Barn-Inspired Timber Residences
Florian Busch Architects Designs the House W in Japan
Stepped Cabin Designs
The Staggered Cabin by Mork-Ulnes Architects Follows the Tahoe Slope
Contemporary Residential Architecture Projects
Groundeddesign Designs the Lime Tree Valley Villa
Forest Edge House Design
Casa Guapuruvu Uses Geometry & Light to Engage Brazil’s Atlantic Forest
Mountain Family Homes
Clb Designs the Multigenerational Mountain Skyview House in Wyoming
Sculptural Inverted Homes
Fala Atelier’s Porto House Flips a Roof for an Expressive Architecture
Pavilion-Style Art Homes
Casa Galeria by BLOCO Architects Merges Living and Gallery Space
Tree-Lined Striking Modern Residences
Palette Architecture Designs the Shift House in New York
Coastal Terraced Villas
Villa Boë in Indonesia Turns Steep Slope Constraints into Design Advantage
Elevated Leisure Habitats
The Elevated Leisure Habitat Makes Climbing Between Rooms an Attraction
Forest Tower Designs
The Wonderwoods Vertical Forest Rethinks Urban Living in Utrecht
Terraced Light Houses
House Under the Poplars Enhances Spatial Flow Around Natural Landscape
Balanced Industrial Building Designs
HA-HA Design & Development Presents the Aluned Hq Project
Hillside Wooden Houses
The House in Takahatayama Shapes Living Spaces Around Terrain
Bold Architectural Renovations
Flat Iron House Showcases a Sculptural Staircase as Its Centrepiece
Vaulted Pink Complexes
Babel Housing Mexico by V Taller is a Sculptural Tower with Vaulted Design
Domed Shelter-Like Holiday Homes
Anastasiya Dudik Designs the HATA Building in California
Curved Green Towers
The Island Introduces Gaudi-Inspired Balconies to a Residential Building
Contemporary Cantilevered Residences
Alterstudio Architecture Presents the Westview Residence
Refined Modern Dwellings
The Silver House Reinterprets a Traditional Home with Minimalist Design
Compact Red Wooden Homes
Studio TEST Presents the Prefab House Changeover Structure
Modern Mountainous Luxury Homes
Robert Chisholm Architects Designs a New Home in the Wilderness
Floating Creek Pavilion
The Roost Offers Birdwatching Views from a Modern Pavilion Above a Creek
Residential Mountain Retreats
The Avber House Fuse Concrete & Timber to Respond to Alpine Terrain
Cantilevered Bush Retreats
Ball-Eastaway House by Pettit and Sevitt Hits Market After 40 Years
Elevated Treehouse Suites
Adkins Treehouse by Benjamin Hall Design Lifts a Bedroom Above a Home
Hillside Embedded Residences
The House in the Slope Harmonizes Architecture with Riverside Terrain
Biodiverse Floating Housing Developments
MAST Creates a Floating Neighborhood in Europe
Mountain Retreat Cabins
The Horizon Cabin Shows How Luxury Design Fits Within a Compact Footprint
Multigenerational Modern Twin-Homes
Buero Wagner Designs the House with One Pillar by the Lake
Slender Alley Dwelling Revivals
The Brown House Uses Ecological Materials to Redefine Urban Infill
Vibrant Tropical Guesthouses
The Bi Design House Guesthouse Blends Local Design with Modernity
Low-Impact Garden Dwellings
The Senior Shelter Offers a Connected Space for Aging Family Members
Floating Level Aesthetic Residences
MUKA Arquitectura Designs the Oak House in Madrid
Modern Sculptural Garden Homes
A01 Architevts Completed the Priyam Home in Hyderabad
Circular Garden Homes
The Villa O Features Four Sunken Gardens for True Lakeside Living
Valley-Sited Home Extensions
Päivä Architekti Adds a Timber Extension to a Family Home
Hillside Concrete Houses
GM House Uses Stepped Volumes to Follow the Natural Slope of the Site