Gastonia Treehouse | Gastonia, NC

This custom treehouse in Gastonia, North Carolina was designed to rise vertically through the forest, wrapping closely around multiple mature trees and embracing their natural movement. The structure’s narrow footprint and layered form allow it to sit lightly among the trunks, feeling grown from the landscape rather than placed within it.

Clad in hand-laid cedar shingles and detailed with warm wood trim, the exterior has a sculptural quality that shifts as you move around it. Deep roof overhangs, carefully placed windows, and an elevated deck extend the living space outward, offering views straight into the surrounding canopy while maintaining a sense of shelter.The result is a treehouse that feels intimate and intentional, playful yet refined. It’s not meant to stand apart from the forest, but to live within it — a vertical retreat shaped by the trees themselves and experienced one level at a time.