SABAOARCH’s CLOUD Treehouse in Japan is a Relaxing Space Perched High in the Treetops

Hidden amidst the branches of a lush tree in Kanagawa, Japan is CLOUD, a unique tree house structure by <a href="http://sabao.jp/main.html" target="_blank">SABAOARCH</a>. Designed to be a room that floats like a cloud, the rounded structure gives the client a serene moment of seclusion, high above the world. Accessible by a silver ladder, CLOUD has three adjoining “rooms” for relaxation among the tree tops.

Each of the oval “rooms” in the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/jayson-fann-builds-giant-spirit-nests-for-humans/" target="_blank">tree house</a> are connected, but designed for separate activities- <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tiny-meditation-pavilion-sits-ever-so-quietly-amidst-vermonts-green-mountains/" target="_blank">one for standing</a>, one for sitting down, and one for sleeping al fresco.

Each area is intersected by a tree trunk from the Japanese oak host, that coil around the platform, or jut through the floor, harmonizing each room within the tree.

Supported by lattice work structural floors, the rooms are outlined with steel guardrails to protect visitors from stumbling off.

A curved white couch, platform bed, and leaning support furnish each of the rooms. The floors are also slatted, to natural drain rain and spilled liquids, as well as filter light to the base of the tree. When the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/suspended-tentsile-hanging-tent-provides-a-portable-safe-haven/" target="_blank">wind shakes the tree</a>, the structure slowly, and soundly, wavers with it with a gentle rocking on the tree tops.

The surrounding branches and leaves act as a natural sun filter, shading the interior for relaxation, filtering rain, as well as giving bursts of oxygen with natural ventilation.

The CLOUD structure is an idyllic place of contemplation ad serenity <a href="http://inhabitat.com/benjamin-verdoncks-tree-house-is-a-mini-version-of-a-senior-citizen-center-in-belgium/" target="_blank">high up in the trees</a>.