If you have the choice between staying in a lodge or hotel on flat ground and one that poised above a spectacular view, which would you choose? There's something about being inside of hillside homes and getaways that is exhilarating and inspiring.
The examples here are just some of the many architectural delights that make up Trend Hunter's cache of hillside homes and getaways.
Implications - Architectural marvels are always popular among art lovers, and just by looking at these hillside homes it is clear why. Architectural marvels that are appreciated amongst society can always be incorporated into product designs in some way. The contemporary designs and sharp lines that have recently been favored within architecture could easily be infused into all businesses' product designs and packaging.
35 Hillside Homes and Getaways
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Sleek Geometric Homes
The Modern Hill House in California is Perched and Atypical
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Unexpected Aerial Art
10 Google Earth Discoveries
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Geometric Hillside Homes
The 'Bowen Mountain House' by CplusC Architecture is Spectacular
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Ridiculous Ridge Homes
Steve Hermann Design Presents the California Carla Ridge Home
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Modern Mountainside Homes
The Winnetka House by Peter Gluck and Partners
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Luxury Coastal Getaways
The Lair Overlooks Australia's Great Oyster Bay
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Isolated Hillside Mansions
Hidden in a Valley in the Czech Republic, Orak's Luxury Homes Dazzles
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Amuleto Hotel
Laid-Back Luxury in Zihuatanejo Mexico
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Hillside Pod Homes
The Studio Aisslinger Fincube is a Small Home with Big Potential
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Floating Eco Cabins
The Hill House by David Coleman Architecture is Small but Open
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Gravity Defying Monasteries
10 Sanctuaries Perched up on Mountain Tops
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Angular Austrian Architecture
The YUG House by X Architekten is an Especially Agreeable Abode
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Cliffside Architecture
Peru's Lefevre House Lives on the Edge of Desert & Ocean
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Slanted Hillside Homes
The Mobius 'Edge House' Puts a New Slant on Architecture
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Steel Box Architecture
OceanScope Observatory is Made of Recycled Shipping Containers
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Lookout Design
Award Winning Wooden Lookout in Norway
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Rio's "Little Slum Inn"
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Stacked Eco Pads
Tobias Weiss and Gernot Reisenhofer Create Terraced Hillside Homes
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Rabbit Hole Hostels
Matteo Thun Designs Eco-Friendly Underground Hotel
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Bungalow In The Jungle
The Verana Hotel
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Free-Spirited Flats
The Modern Gipsy House by Craig Steely Architecture
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Huvafen Fushi
Luxury Hotel of the Stars
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Romantic African Hideaways
Bilila Lodge Kempinski in Serengeti National Park
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Activist Eco-Tourism
Chilean Mountaintop Experience Revitalizes Lives of Rural Residents
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Hillside Party Mansions
The Marcio Kogan Paraty House is the Perfect Abode for a Bash
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Forest-Buried Homes
Privacy Reigns Above the City at the Guaruja House in Brazil
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Synthesized Hillside Homes
The Voluminous Precast House by FLK Architects
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Cliffside Museum Concepts
Charlotte Wilson Reimagines an Old Bunker for a Women of War Museum
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Self-Renovating Homes
The Hillside Ecohouse Adds Style Without New Material
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Cliffside Kids' Abodes
The Hill Hut is a Picturesque Children's Villa
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Pedestrian-Friendly City Renovations
Stockholm's Urban Makeover
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Mountain Top Eco Huts
The Stunning, Self-Sustaining Studio Monte Rosa in Switzerland
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UFO Buildings
The Art Museum Strongoli in Calabria, Italy
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Peaceful Retreat
Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, Thailand
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A-Frame Alpine-Inspired Cabins
The Adventure Whare Retreat by Studio Well is Demure
Cat-Centric Compact Homes
This Japanese Dwelling Embraces Feline-Friendly Design Choices
Inclusively Designed Treehouses
The Artistree House Has a Wheelchair-Accessible Main Floor
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Corrugated Metal Barn-Like Houses
StudioAC Designs a New Home Overlooking Devil's Glen
Smart Glass-Topped Lookouts
These Picturesque Cabins Offer Stunning Views Of the Sky
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Garden-Centering Urban Townhouses
This Vietnamese Home's Layout is Arranged Around an Inner Garden
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Sustainable German Homes
Atelier Kaiser Shen Design a Sustainable & Clean Home in a German Village
Contemporary Hawaiian Beachfront Houses
Olson Kundig Architects Designs the Hale Napo'o Home
Gabled Split Trapezoidal Homes
Studio KUNZ Designs the Casa Trapézios in Rio Grande do Sul
Picturesque Family Retreats
Malcolm Davis Architects Adds to This Beautiful Building
Contemporary All-White Homes
BHY Arquitectos Design a Stunning All-White Residence in Argentina
Minimal Mid-Century Hollywood Homes
Studio Qasabian Designs the Mulholland Home in LA
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Contemporary Extravagant Houses
Wittehaus Unveils the Gerendák Residence in North Carolina
Trapezoidal Concrete Forest Homes
Ksa Studený Designs a New Home Looking Over a Forest
Incredibly Modern Lakeside Houses
Stephenson Design Collective Converts an Old Boy Scout Camp
Mountain Sheep-Inspired Attractions
Thilina Liyanage Proposes This Park Observation Deck Design
Modern Amenity Micro Dwellings
The Little Tahoma Peak Tiny Home Has House-Inspired Finishings
Geometric Structural Forest Homes
The C House by GetAway Projects has a Half-Hexagonal Shape
Angular Getaway Cabin Homes
Frits de Vries Architects Designs the Halfmoon Bay Cabin
Stunning Mid-Century Coastal Homes
Design Theory Updates a House from the 1960s
Playfully Renovated Homes
This Home Has a Slide, Swings and Rock-Climbing Wall
Contemporary Ski Home Projects
Alfredo Paredes Reimagines the Traditional Ski Chalet
Timber Nature Reserve Towers
The 'Lookout Tower' from Robert Gutowski Architects is Sculptural
Elevated Airy Office Designs
The 'Aerie' Office Sits High Above the San Francisco Landscape
Nature-Connecting Vacation Homes
kaviar.collaborative Designs the New House by the Lake in India
A-Frame Forest Tranquil Houses
Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados Designs a New Forest Home
Sloped Dark Wooden Homes
Studio MM Designs the South Mountain House in Upstate New York
Partially Buried Tranquil Retreats
WillemsenU Completes the House Under the Ground
Modern Forest Homes
Bourgeois / Lechasseur Architects Design the Des Forges Residence
Farm-Inspired Guest Houses
Kaja Kühl Designs Two Guest Houses in Upstate New York
Tranquil Contemporary Cabin Retreats
Dominik Ilichman and Adam Hofman Design the Hyatta
Mountaintop Viewpoint Ski Resorts
Zaha Hadid Architects Adds a Viewpoint to the Trojena
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
Outdoor-Blended Summer Houses
Erling Berg Studio Designs the I/O Cabin in Risør, Norway
Bright Tranquil Residential Designs
Sivak+Partners Designs the Mlynchik Residence Nearby Kyiv
Countryside Woodland Cabin Designs
BABELstudio Creates the Aralar Cottage in the Forest
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Shore-Perched Modern Homes
Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Design the Tongass Ledge
Fortress-Like Dynamic Residences
McLeod Bovell Designs the Liminal House in Vancouver
Palm Springs-Inspired Coastal Homes
The Tonal Bliss Home in Melbourne Evokes Summery Energy
Juxtaposing Minimal Artful Homes
Hino Studio Designs the Oceana Retreat in Florida
Upward-Pitched Roof Homes
O'Neill McVoy Architects Designs a New Z-Shaped Home in Houston
Farmland-Inspired Rural Hotel Cottages
Kooo Architects Designs the Ningshan LuZhai Cottage
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
Saunders Architecture Designs the Y House in Alberta
Bamboo Luxe Pool Houses
Baldó Arquitectura Designs the Godai Pavilion with a Hanging Roof
Limestone Plinth Holiday Homes
Kontextus Architecture Studio Designs the Clifftop House
Vaulted Structural Telescopic Treehouse
Artistree Home Creates a New Treehouse in Sonoma County
Minimal Philosophy Toronto Homes
Burdifilek Designs the Sleek Forest Hill Residence
Contemporary Wooden Blue Cabins
Markéta Cajthamlová Designs the Wooden Cabin in the Mountains
Nature-Surrounded Miniature Homes
STUDIOFEM Designs The Mini Located in the Village of Cavusin
Sleek Contemporary Brazilian Homes
Tetro Arquictectura Designs the Laguna House in Nova Lima
Hidden Urban Oasis Cottages
Winwood McKenzie Adds an Extension to the Quarry House
Monolithic Metal-Formed Homes
Boyd Architects Designs the Summerville House in South Carolina
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Dynamic Volume Hillside Houses
HW Studio Designs the Casa Shi in Morelia by Mexico City
Playfully Angular House Designs
Takeshi Hirobe Architects Design the Villa MKZ in Japan
Balanced Grass-Topped Homes
RO_AR Designs a Beautiful Dwelling in the Czech Republic
Pavilion-Style Lakeside Homes
Wheeler Kearns Architects Designs the Clearwater Lake Retreat
Wooden Screen Stacked Houses
DB Arquitectors Designs the Casa VJC Iporanga In Brazil
Relaxing Wooden Holiday Homes
Norm Architects Designs the Heatherhill Beach House
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
Repurposed Wooden Shoreside Homes
H2 Designs the Tree House by the Lake in Vietnam
Californian Canyon-Inspired Edifices
This Waterfront Building Pays Tribute to Rock Formations
Meadow-Overlooking Sleek Homes
StudioAC Designs a Holiday Home iwth a Cedar-Clad Build
White Wood-Clad Cubed Houses
Stanaćev Granados Designs a Chilean Holiday House
Curved Garden-Surrounding Linear Homes
Denis Joelsons designs the Casa dos Terraços Circulares
Blackened Timber Tranquil Cabins
The Hideaway House is Nestled in the Abundance of Nature
Avian-Inspired Luxury Residences
This Hill-Top Costa Rican Home is Inspired By Bird Plumage
Gallery-Like Minimal Home Designs
Daytrip Completes the Interior Design of a Home in North London
Suspended Off-Grid Treetop Homes
Snøhetta and Tor Helge Dokka Designs the House Dokka
Scattered Boulder-Inspired Homes
Omar Gandhi Architects Designs the Rockbound House
Landscape-Honoring Modern Homes
Bourgeois & Lechasseur Architects Design the Des Forges Residence
Natural Light-Centric Timber Homes
Studio Varey Architects Designs the Huron House in London
Contemporary Nature-Inspired Homes
Fuller/Overby Architecture Designs the Nebo House
Mountain-Based Curved Viewpoints
Line+ Studio Creates the Yunhai Forest Service Station
Log Cabin-Inspired Minimal Homes
Gartnerfuglen Arkitkter Designs the Årestua Home in Telemark
Elevated Treetop Modern Cabins
NAMO Architecture & i29 Architects Create the Buitenverblijf Nest
Wooden Structural Outdoor Bedes
Marco Lavit Designs the Hut Lounge Bed for Ethimo
Tranquil Functional Home Designs
Atelier Varun Goyal Designs the Modern Courtyard House
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Lakeside Thatched Holiday Homes
RAPA Designs the Summer House on Lake Balaton in Hungary
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Perched Grassy Hillside Homes
Harding Huebner Architects Designs the Tranquil Meadow House
Hillside Cantilevered Concrete Homes
Anonymous Architects Designs the Olancha Drive House
Greenery-Topped Winery Designs
This Czech Winery Complex Pays Tribute to its Green Surroundings
Juxtaposing Contemporary Homes
Bates Masi Designs the Stony Hill Project with Various Volumes
Hillside Pink Tile Homes
Studio weave Designs the Seoseang House Overlooking the Sea
Long Geometric Hawaiian Guesthomes
Hahn Lavsen Creates the Vipp Cold Hawaii Guesthouse
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Hotel-Based Garden Terraced Columns
WOHA Designs the Pan Pacific Orchard with Garden Terraces
Stilts-Reading Suspended Homes
ElasticoFarm Designs The Hole with the House Around in Italy
Modular Wooden Holiday Homes
Arsenit Designs the Piil Home Resting in an Estonian Forest
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Minimal Bird-Watching Cabins
Inclume Architects Designs the Cozy Hide Cabin in England
Coastal View Island Residences
Linehouse Designs the Cape Drive Residence Interiors
Grey-Praised Minimal Residences
Antonino Cardillo Designs the Elogio del Grigio House
Nature-Immersive Tranquil Resorts
Stilt Studios Designs the Treehouse Villas in Bali
Hilltop Modern Rural Retreats
Studio VARA Completes the Fire Country Lookout Retreat
Eco-Friendly Miniature Homes
Berghaus' Dufour House is a Tiny Sustainable Home
Pyramidal Roof Steel-Framed Homes
Niall McLaughlin Architects Designs the Saltmarsh House
Lotus Flower-Inspired Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Lotus Villa Inspired by Nature
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Gabled Cedar Paneling Homes
Robert Gurney Architect Designs the Cotton Patch Hills House
Tree-Surrounding Contemporary Homes
Devin Keyes Designs the Live Oak Ride Residence
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Volcanic Terrain Modern Homes
The Ranch Mine Designs the Noir Peaks House in Arizona
Lantern-Like Tea House Pavilions
Grau Architects Designs the Tea House Pavilion by the Lake
Blocky Structural Coastal Homes
Åsa Hjort Architects Completes a Home Design in Sweden
Contemporary Stacked Residences
StudioAC Designs the Everden Residence with Minimal Details
Wooden Compact Home Designs
Madeiguincho Designs the Vigia Home Inspired by 'Lookouts'
Oversized Thatched-Roof Health Resorts
Ingenhoven Architecture Designs the Lanserhof Sylt Resort
Textured Concrete Tiered Homes
Nomo Studio Designs the Shift House Holiday Residence
Rustic Contemporary Bunkhouses
SHED Architecture & Design Unveil the Guemes Island Bunkhouse
Mountainside Nature Holiday Homes
Block722 Designs the New O Lofos Holiday Home in Mount Thryptis
Single-Clad Alps Viewing Tower
Snøhetta Designs the Top of Alpbachtal in the Tyrolean Alps
X-Shaped Nature-Interacting Gabled Cabins
Tall Architects Designs the Fowl River Cabin in Alabama
Wooden Pavilion Seaside Homes
LAND Arquitectos Designs the House of Circumstances in Chile
Sloped Lake Slated Viewpoints
Rever & Drage Creates a Stone Jerry Sloped on the Lake
Plaza-Surrounding Housing Complexes
Tariq Khayyat Design Partners Designs the H Residence
Modern Holiday Mountain Cabins
Sanina Arch lub and Gubar Architects Designs the Krasnyk House
Weathered Stone Minimal Homes
Oliver Leech Architects Designs the Cotswold house in Stourton
Juxtaposing History-Preserved Homes
PRO-STORY Designs the Double Gable House in Czech Republic
Tranquil River-Overlooking Residences
Lake Flato Architects Designs the River Bend Residence
Landscape-Overlooking Modern Cabins
Wendell Burnette Architects Creates the Telescope House
Recycled Stone Rural Residences
Sketch Design Studio Creates the Stone House in North India
Idyllic Tranquil Nature-Surrounding Cabins
BLDG Workshop Designs the Algonquin Highlands Cottage
Tree-Inspired Panelled Workspaces
Hood Design Studio Creates a New Campus in Silicon Valley
Elegant Gabled Coastal Homes
Walker Warner Designs the Hale Kiawe Home with Elevated Flair
Sustainable Dynamic Hilltop Buildings
Arshia Architects Designs the RO54 in LA's Bel Air
Dolphin-Shaped Tranquil Retreats
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Dolphin Villa by the Lake
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Architectural Tranquil Cabin Retreats
Snøhetta Designs the Bolder Lodges in Lysefjord
Weatherized Visual Wooden Homes
Denizen Works Creates the Hundred Acre Wood House in Scotland
Terraced Naturally Lit Homes
Unknown Works Designs the Bright Oasis Home in London