Only 45 minutes north of Sydney’s CBD, Palm Pavilion – an eight-person architectural container house – feels a world away thanks to its enveloping rainforest panorama. Hugging a steep hillside, its artful seclusion includes a stone-paved alfresco area with hammock and wood oven and a swimming pool that feels suspended in the treetops. Linger longer to explore the waterholes and walking tracks of adjoining Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.