If you have the choice between staying in a lodge or hotel on flat ground and one that poised above a spectacular view, which would you choose? There's something about being inside of hillside homes and getaways that is exhilarating and inspiring.
The examples here are just some of the many architectural delights that make up Trend Hunter's cache of hillside homes and getaways.
Implications - Architectural marvels are always popular among art lovers, and just by looking at these hillside homes it is clear why. Architectural marvels that are appreciated amongst society can always be incorporated into product designs in some way. The contemporary designs and sharp lines that have recently been favored within architecture could easily be infused into all businesses' product designs and packaging.
35 Hillside Homes and Getaways
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Sleek Geometric Homes
The Modern Hill House in California is Perched and Atypical
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Unexpected Aerial Art
10 Google Earth Discoveries
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Geometric Hillside Homes
The 'Bowen Mountain House' by CplusC Architecture is Spectacular
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Ridiculous Ridge Homes
Steve Hermann Design Presents the California Carla Ridge Home
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Modern Mountainside Homes
The Winnetka House by Peter Gluck and Partners
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Luxury Coastal Getaways
The Lair Overlooks Australia's Great Oyster Bay
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Isolated Hillside Mansions
Hidden in a Valley in the Czech Republic, Orak's Luxury Homes Dazzles
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Amuleto Hotel
Laid-Back Luxury in Zihuatanejo Mexico
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Hillside Pod Homes
The Studio Aisslinger Fincube is a Small Home with Big Potential
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Floating Eco Cabins
The Hill House by David Coleman Architecture is Small but Open
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Gravity Defying Monasteries
10 Sanctuaries Perched up on Mountain Tops
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Angular Austrian Architecture
The YUG House by X Architekten is an Especially Agreeable Abode
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Cliffside Architecture
Peru's Lefevre House Lives on the Edge of Desert & Ocean
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Slanted Hillside Homes
The Mobius 'Edge House' Puts a New Slant on Architecture
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Steel Box Architecture
OceanScope Observatory is Made of Recycled Shipping Containers
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Lookout Design
Award Winning Wooden Lookout in Norway
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Rio's "Little Slum Inn"
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Stacked Eco Pads
Tobias Weiss and Gernot Reisenhofer Create Terraced Hillside Homes
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Rabbit Hole Hostels
Matteo Thun Designs Eco-Friendly Underground Hotel
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Bungalow In The Jungle
The Verana Hotel
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Free-Spirited Flats
The Modern Gipsy House by Craig Steely Architecture
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Huvafen Fushi
Luxury Hotel of the Stars
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Romantic African Hideaways
Bilila Lodge Kempinski in Serengeti National Park
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Activist Eco-Tourism
Chilean Mountaintop Experience Revitalizes Lives of Rural Residents
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Hillside Party Mansions
The Marcio Kogan Paraty House is the Perfect Abode for a Bash
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Forest-Buried Homes
Privacy Reigns Above the City at the Guaruja House in Brazil
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Synthesized Hillside Homes
The Voluminous Precast House by FLK Architects
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Cliffside Museum Concepts
Charlotte Wilson Reimagines an Old Bunker for a Women of War Museum
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Self-Renovating Homes
The Hillside Ecohouse Adds Style Without New Material
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Cliffside Kids' Abodes
The Hill Hut is a Picturesque Children's Villa
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Pedestrian-Friendly City Renovations
Stockholm's Urban Makeover
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Mountain Top Eco Huts
The Stunning, Self-Sustaining Studio Monte Rosa in Switzerland
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UFO Buildings
The Art Museum Strongoli in Calabria, Italy
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Peaceful Retreat
Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, Thailand
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A-Frame Alpine-Inspired Cabins
The Adventure Whare Retreat by Studio Well is Demure
Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Cat-Centric Compact Homes
This Japanese Dwelling Embraces Feline-Friendly Design Choices
Inclusively Designed Treehouses
The Artistree House Has a Wheelchair-Accessible Main Floor
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Garden-Centering Urban Townhouses
This Vietnamese Home's Layout is Arranged Around an Inner Garden
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Gabled Split Trapezoidal Homes
Studio KUNZ Designs the Casa Trapézios in Rio Grande do Sul
Modern Luxury Holiday Cabins
Compact Housing and Studio Sluijzer Design the Yiruma Cabins
Minimal Mid-Century Hollywood Homes
Studio Qasabian Designs the Mulholland Home in LA
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Contemporary Ski Home Projects
Alfredo Paredes Reimagines the Traditional Ski Chalet
Playfully Renovated Homes
This Home Has a Slide, Swings and Rock-Climbing Wall
Luxuriously Refined Romanesque Hotels
Villa Geba Boutique Hotel Boasts Scenic Views of Montenegro
Self-Sufficient Housing Solutions
The 'Hillcrest House' is Entirely Solar-Powered
Landscape-Integrated Hill Homes
Elías Rizo Arquitectos Designs the Casa AV in the Hills
Warm Timber Coastal Homes
Parsonson Architects Designs the Lookout Home on a Stilted Base
High-Rise Villa Housing Typologies
Hooba Design Group Designs the Marbella Residential Complex
Dynamic Volume Hillside Houses
HW Studio Designs the Casa Shi in Morelia by Mexico City
Partially Buried Tranquil Retreats
WillemsenU Completes the House Under the Ground
Cedar-Clad L-Shaped Beach Homes
Oza Sabbeth Architecture Created the Osprey's Landing Home
Tranquil Contemporary Cabin Retreats
Dominik Ilichman and Adam Hofman Design the Hyatta
Mountaintop Viewpoint Ski Resorts
Zaha Hadid Architects Adds a Viewpoint to the Trojena
Outdoor-Blended Summer Houses
Erling Berg Studio Designs the I/O Cabin in Risør, Norway
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
Bright Tranquil Residential Designs
Sivak+Partners Designs the Mlynchik Residence Nearby Kyiv
Off-Grid Oceanside Homes
Campos Studio Designs a Sculptural Cliffside Home in Mexico
Modern Desert Architecture Projects
Toll Brothers Debuts an Amenity Center & Cottages in Arizona
Anticipatory Architectural Homes
The Vulcan House in Perth Has a Sensible Design Process
Countryside Woodland Cabin Designs
BABELstudio Creates the Aralar Cottage in the Forest
Trackside Holiday Home Developments
Twelve Architects Introduces the Escapade Silverstone
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Fortress-Like Dynamic Residences
McLeod Bovell Designs the Liminal House in Vancouver
Juxtaposing Minimal Artful Homes
Hino Studio Designs the Oceana Retreat in Florida
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
Saunders Architecture Designs the Y House in Alberta
Farmland-Inspired Rural Hotel Cottages
Kooo Architects Designs the Ningshan LuZhai Cottage
Bamboo Luxe Pool Houses
Baldó Arquitectura Designs the Godai Pavilion with a Hanging Roof
Vaulted Structural Telescopic Treehouse
Artistree Home Creates a New Treehouse in Sonoma County
Fiji Ocean-Front Estate Homes
A Tesm of Designers Join Forrces to Create the Reef House
Minimal Philosophy Toronto Homes
Burdifilek Designs the Sleek Forest Hill Residence
Terraced Garden-Surrounded Homes
Arkitito Arquitetura Designed the Lechuza House in Brazil
Sleek Contemporary Brazilian Homes
Tetro Arquictectura Designs the Laguna House in Nova Lima
Hidden Urban Oasis Cottages
Winwood McKenzie Adds an Extension to the Quarry House
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Monolithic Metal-Formed Homes
Boyd Architects Designs the Summerville House in South Carolina
Compact Portable Spacious Homes
Tiny Mountain Houses Designs the Olivia Summit House
Hat-Shaped Metal-Topped Holiday Cabins
Studio Ellsinger Designs the Hee House with a Metal Roof
Wooden Screen Stacked Houses
DB Arquitectors Designs the Casa VJC Iporanga In Brazil
Pavilion-Style Lakeside Homes
Wheeler Kearns Architects Designs the Clearwater Lake Retreat
Relaxing Wooden Holiday Homes
Norm Architects Designs the Heatherhill Beach House
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
Meadow-Overlooking Sleek Homes
StudioAC Designs a Holiday Home iwth a Cedar-Clad Build
Sandy Landscape-Reflective Homes
SIA Arquitectura Designs the Casa da Encosta n Grândola
Footbridge-Inspired Hillside Homes
Stempel & Tesar architekti Design the Villa Sidonius
Black-Metal Angled Holiday Homes
The Ranch Mine Designs the Shadow Box House in Montana
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
House-Layered Structural Designs
DCA Architects of Transformation Designs the Chodge
Blackened Timber Tranquil Cabins
The Hideaway House is Nestled in the Abundance of Nature
Suspended Off-Grid Treetop Homes
Snøhetta and Tor Helge Dokka Designs the House Dokka
Mountaintop Cantilevered Residences
Alejandro Vazquez Designs the Levitar House on a Mountain
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Picturesque Modern Holiday Homes
Young Architects Designs the Ligar Bay Bach Holiday Home
Greek Countryside Rural Retreats
Invisible Studio Created the House in an Olive Grove in Corfu
Concrete-Supportive Bridged Homes
Stempel & Tesar Design the Villa Sidonius in Czech Republic
Natural Light-Centric Timber Homes
Studio Varey Architects Designs the Huron House in London
Natural Material-Crafterd Holiday Homes
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Designs the Sommarhus E
Nature-Connecting Tranquil Homes
José Roberto Paredes Designs the Al Suave House
Low-Rise Residential Developments
Shay Cleary Architects Completes the Residences at Sanford Lodge
Log Cabin-Inspired Minimal Homes
Gartnerfuglen Arkitkter Designs the Årestua Home in Telemark
Wooden Structural Outdoor Bedes
Marco Lavit Designs the Hut Lounge Bed for Ethimo
Mountain-Based Curved Viewpoints
Line+ Studio Creates the Yunhai Forest Service Station
Scattered Boulder-Inspired Homes
Omar Gandhi Architects Designs the Rockbound House
Elevated Treetop Modern Cabins
NAMO Architecture & i29 Architects Create the Buitenverblijf Nest
Exposed Concrete Stealthy Homes
OFIS Aritekti Designs the Villa Eternal Way in Slovenia
Contrasting Facade Panoramic Residences
SO? Completes the Two Face House in Turkey
Angular Stealthy Holiday Retreats
The Stay Under the Radar Home is on a Former Military Base
Tranquil Functional Home Designs
Atelier Varun Goyal Designs the Modern Courtyard House
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Off-Grid Mountain Shelter Designs
Hugh Broughton Architects & Rick Owens Join for a Genius Show
Lakeside Thatched Holiday Homes
RAPA Designs the Summer House on Lake Balaton in Hungary
Lush Garden Holiday Homes
Studio Vio Highlights Tradition for the De Hue Space in Hue, Vietnam
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Contemporary Luxe Compact Retreats
Cameron Anderson Architects Designs the Gilay Estate
Tranquil Aesthetic Bungalow Renovations
OWIU Design Created the Echo Park Hillhouse
Juxtaposing Contemporary Homes
Bates Masi Designs the Stony Hill Project with Various Volumes
Beach-Overlooking Picturesque Homes
teamSTAR Designs the Villa A in Japan's Yokosuka-City
Long Geometric Hawaiian Guesthomes
Hahn Lavsen Creates the Vipp Cold Hawaii Guesthouse
Stilts-Reading Suspended Homes
ElasticoFarm Designs The Hole with the House Around in Italy
Hotel-Based Garden Terraced Columns
WOHA Designs the Pan Pacific Orchard with Garden Terraces
Modular Wooden Holiday Homes
Arsenit Designs the Piil Home Resting in an Estonian Forest
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
City-Framing Concrete Residences
Cadence Architects Completes the Design of the K-Home
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Mountainous Elliptical House
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Designs the House at 9,000 Feet
Coastal View Island Residences
Linehouse Designs the Cape Drive Residence Interiors
Grey-Praised Minimal Residences
Antonino Cardillo Designs the Elogio del Grigio House
Nature-Immersive Tranquil Resorts
Stilt Studios Designs the Treehouse Villas in Bali
Hilltop Modern Rural Retreats
Studio VARA Completes the Fire Country Lookout Retreat
Minimal White-Plastered Hillside Villas
Nomo Studio Designs the Bundle House in Menorca
Nordic-Inspired Alpine Retreats
Perron Designs the Chalet Bertha Project in Quebec
Alpine Contemporary Retreats
Burgers Architecture Joins E2 Homes Ltd on the Cypress Retreat
Weathering Steel-Clad Retreats
Miró Rivera Architects Completes the River Hill Residence
Lotus Flower-Inspired Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Lotus Villa Inspired by Nature
Gabled Forest-Side Homes
Théque Atelier Designs the Frame House in Hungary
Thick-Walled Coastal Buildings
KLG Architects Designs the Hytte Riverview in South Africa
Mountainous Hikers Refuge
Snøhetta Designs the Refuge de Barroud in a National French Park
Volcanic Landscape-Informed Lodges
Hacker Architects Designs the Black Butte Ranch in Oregon
Sustainable Custom Luxe Homes
Schenkar and GA Arquitectura y Construcción Join on a Structure
Volcanic Terrain Modern Homes
The Ranch Mine Designs the Noir Peaks House in Arizona
Boat Design-Inspired Modern Homes
Bates Masi + Architects Designs the Three Mile Harbor
Blocky Structural Coastal Homes
Åsa Hjort Architects Completes a Home Design in Sweden
Contemporary Stacked Residences
StudioAC Designs the Everden Residence with Minimal Details
Wooden Compact Home Designs
Madeiguincho Designs the Vigia Home Inspired by 'Lookouts'
Elegant Gabled Coastal Homes
Walker Warner Designs the Hale Kiawe Home with Elevated Flair
Oversized Thatched-Roof Health Resorts
Ingenhoven Architecture Designs the Lanserhof Sylt Resort
Textured Concrete Tiered Homes
Nomo Studio Designs the Shift House Holiday Residence
Rustic Contemporary Bunkhouses
SHED Architecture & Design Unveil the Guemes Island Bunkhouse
Holiday Mountain Village Chalets
Giona Bierens de Haan Architectures Designs the Perfect Day House
X-Shaped Nature-Interacting Gabled Cabins
Tall Architects Designs the Fowl River Cabin in Alabama
Plaza-Surrounding Housing Complexes
Tariq Khayyat Design Partners Designs the H Residence
Sloped Lake Slated Viewpoints
Rever & Drage Creates a Stone Jerry Sloped on the Lake
Modern Holiday Mountain Cabins
Sanina Arch lub and Gubar Architects Designs the Krasnyk House
Juxtaposing History-Preserved Homes
PRO-STORY Designs the Double Gable House in Czech Republic
Tranquil River-Overlooking Residences
Lake Flato Architects Designs the River Bend Residence
Landscape-Overlooking Modern Cabins
Wendell Burnette Architects Creates the Telescope House
Recycled Stone Rural Residences
Sketch Design Studio Creates the Stone House in North India
Greenery-Surrounding Lush Homes
Ho Khue Architects Creates the Nest House in Vietnam
Vaulted Compact Merged Homes
Studio Tololo Ugarte Designs the Tiny Vaulted Catalejo Home
Dolphin-Shaped Tranquil Retreats
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Dolphin Villa by the Lake
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Nature-Merging Geometric Homes
Reigo & Bauer Designs the Neville Park Residence in Toronto
Timber-Clad Canadian Holiday Homes
Naturehumaine Designs La Cime Home in Lanaudière
Terraced Naturally Lit Homes
Unknown Works Designs the Bright Oasis Home in London
Stealthy Sloped Roof Trailers
Ridgeline Tiny Homes Designs the Sun Valley Model
Philosophically Designed Modern Homes
c.dd Designs the Boundaless Residence in Guangdong