Who didn't want a tree house growing up? Well now you can either live vicariously through your kids or indulge in the greatest mid life crisis ever. Or, in a few cases, downsize to a really sweet treehouse until this whole economic downturn thing blows over. A bunch of new lines of sleek, modern treehouses put living in the trees back at the top of the page:

A collaborative effort between “an architect, a landscape architect, an arbologist, and a craftsman”, German company
Baumraum design natural, modern treehouses. Built predominantly with larch and Douglas pine, the pieces are prefabricated and then brought together on site.
What takes these treehouses completely over the top is that the “treespaces can be outfitted with sitting and sleeping benches, storage spaces, a mini-kitchen, heating, glass windows, lighting, as well as a sound system for multimedia”, making your treehouse the coolest one on the block.

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Laure Joliet on Oct 7, 08 at 05:00 PM PDT
Hello, The tree house is very beautiful. And i think its very unique. I am also planning to buy one for myself.
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Posted by Michael Smith on 11/06/08 11:45PM PST
THAT precisely is the problem. It's too expensive to make a difference. Imagine cabins like this in the woods instead of building hulking structures.
I'd love to spend a weekend in a place like this if it were more affordable. Who really spends time inside anyway?!
Posted by Ivan on 10/20/08 12:32PM PDT
Just as long as it's got wi-fi, place for a huge LCD and stuff like that, that would a dream living area!
Posted by drudegio on 10/19/08 06:06AM PDT
DO WANT!
Those tree houses would be the best place to live in the whole world. Up in the tree, by yourself... it would be peaceful! And if it looks like that, very nice looking too.
Posted by muffbone on 10/18/08 07:08PM PDT
Wow this is truly amazing! It's absolutely fantastic and very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Escoofield on 10/17/08 05:15AM PDT
Wow this is truly amazing! It's absolutely fantastic and very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Escoofield on 10/17/08 05:04AM PDT
http://www.eszter.info/photogallery/v/ERASMUSSEMESTER/Excursions/album/
done before in the Netherlands, but still, a great idea to prefab it.
Posted by Maartje on 10/14/08 12:37PM PDT
I love it. I am game for downsizing into this thing :)
Posted by UtahLuxury.com on 10/14/08 10:05AM PDT
the german company says that their houses cost between 18-150k Euros... i'm guessing the picture is one of the "nicer" treehouses.
Posted by lukas on 10/14/08 05:10AM PDT
Where's the plumbing for the toilet? Turn to these during the economic downturn? I'd guess these cost more than my house...
Posted by Troy on 10/13/08 08:58PM PDT
lol yeah
Posted by lol on 10/13/08 05:24PM PDT
It brings the youth out!
Posted by on 10/08/08 12:15PM PDT
WOW, I want one of these. It's a far cry from the standard tree house. It could be a really unique guest room! Umi
Posted by umi on 10/08/08 09:47AM PDT
It's so cool..you could rent it out...just kidding...love the idea!!
Posted by Anita Nicole Gillette on 10/08/08 08:26AM PDT
Thank you so much for sharing these. After the stressful news that is hitting us over the head now, it is so soothing to look at beautiful tree-houses like these. Keep in coming!
Posted by caroline on 10/07/08 10:33PM PDT
I love this I would so like to have one in a tree,,, and I don't have kids LOL
Posted by jason smith on 10/07/08 02:44PM PDT
I love this I would so like to have one in a tree,,, and I don't have kids LOL
Posted by jason smith on 10/07/08 02:44PM PDT
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