tree houses
Children's arboreal retreats
Tree houses are structures built in or around trees, typically elevated platforms with walls and a roof.
Most are children's play spaces in backyards, though elaborate versions serve as retreats or even dwellings.
The term evokes childhood adventure and escape: We spent whole summers in that tree house.
Also spelled as one word: treehouse.
- sheltersPlaces offering protection
- elevatedRaised above usual level
- stiltsPoles raising walkers higher
- arborealOf or in trees
- rope ladderFlexible climbing apparatus
ladder · platform · canopy · bird's eye view · wooden · fort · craftsmanship · swing · hideout · nostalgia · summer camp · indigenous practices · escape · hammock · adventure · suspended · sanctuary · childhood
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- aerial adventurezip lines, rope bridges, platforms, cargo nets, suspension bridges
- primitive dwellingshuts, igloos, tepees, tipis, wigwams
- tree themessacred groves, dryads
- dwellingshome, apartment, cabin, cottage, mansion
- childhood friendshipbest friends, playmates, sharing, birthday parties, sleepovers
tree housesunderground bunkers
Fortified subterranean refuges
basements · cellars · basement apartments · dugouts · bunkers
tree housesskyscrapers
Extremely tall urban buildings
mansions · brick houses · high-rises · apartment complexes · fortresses
tree housesindustrial facilities
Manufacturing and processing sites
parking garages · warehouses · shopping malls · office towers