This giant tubular glass treehouse is a childhood dream come true

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An artistic rendering of the glass treehouse. Aibek Almassov

If you're craving nature and want to get back to your childhood roots, this tubular glass treehouse is for you.

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As noted by Dezeen, the design above by Kazakh architect Aibek Almassov may actually be built. 

Take a look at the renderings of the whimsical glass treehouse.

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The 65-foot-tall cylindrical house would feature a mature fir tree at its center.

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A staircase would wind up around the 4-story treehouse. Since it doesn't have a bedroom, Almassov told Tech Insider that he imagines it more as a public space.

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The house would offer a complete view of the forest that surrounds it.

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It would also be friendly to the environment, Almassov says. The glass would feature transparent solar panels (something still in the research phase) that power the lights inside.

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The top of the treehouse would collect and purify rainwater. Hopefully the house would sit in a secluded forest, because the glass-encased shower would also be completely transparent.

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Almassov came up with the design in 2013, but has just now found an investor. He plans to start building it in Kazakhstan next year.

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"To build a house, you normally need to destroy the trees around it," Almassov says. "I hate that idea, so I thought about how we could build it without destroying anything."

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