Green Architecture (Did I tell you I was moving...)

Right. Next week. Its on the cards. I am moving into one of these right now. Who's joining me?



Like an enormous chrysalis, the Yellow Treehouse Restaurant in New Zealand is a network of poplar and redwood slats, high above a redwood tree.



These spacey spheres, designed by Tom Chudleigh, are handmade from fiberglass and local woods. Strung up from neighboring trees, each pod can sleep up to four, and can be hooked up to an electric line.




Visitors to Scandinavia can spend the night amongst the trees in one of Treehotel’s treehouse rooms. Along with a TreeSauna, Treehotel offers six private guest treehouses in winter or summertime.

Read more: 6 High-Flying Treehouses for the True Escapist | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

This "Ring Around a Tree" addition to an existing building celebrates a Japanese Zelkova tree at the Fuji Kindergarten in Japan. Designed by Yui and Takaharu Tezuka, the glass and wood structure wraps around the 50 year old tree, creating an interior garden and play space. The circular shape joins and complements the oval-shaped kindergarten.

Read more: Amazing Japanese Kindergarten Circles Around a Mythic Tree | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World