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Architectural concept drawing of a luxury safari lodge tent, showing an elevation and floor plan on a wooden desk

Custom Tented Architecture

Custom Glamping Tent Design & Architecture

Your Vision.
Our Architecture.

From adapting our signature designs to creating entirely new tented structures, we bring extraordinary ideas to life through thoughtful design, craftsmanship, and collaboration.

Explore the Possibilities

Designed Without Limitations

Every Project Deserves
Its Own Identity.

No two destinations are exactly alike. Your architecture should reflect that.

At Exclusive Tents, we believe a tented structure should do more than provide shelter. It should complement its surroundings, support its intended purpose, and become an integral part of the overall experience.

Our extensive collection of luxury tent designs provides a foundation for customization. But when your vision calls for something entirely different, our team can work with you to explore a bespoke architectural solution.

Open canvas tent suite with a timber veranda and plunge pool

Your Project, Your Possibilities

Two Ways to Create
Something Exceptional.

Our designs are a starting point, not a limitation.

Couple on the timber veranda of a canvas tent suite

01 / Customize an Existing Design

Make It Your Own

Begin with one of our signature luxury tent models and adapt it to your project. Modify the layout, explore alternative dimensions, introduce additional openings, create covered verandas, or select finishes that complement your destination.

Every adjustment is an opportunity to make the structure more personal, functional, and distinctive.

Explore Our Tent Designs
The Covey custom Phelwane tent with a navy roof among woodland trees

02 / Create a Bespoke Structure

Designed Around Your Vision

Have something entirely different in mind? Share your architectural plans, sketches, inspiration, or initial concept with our team.

We collaborate with clients and design professionals to explore custom tented structures that respond to specific site conditions, functional requirements, and architectural ambitions.

The Art of Customization

Every Detail
Makes a Difference.

From the overall footprint to the smallest architectural detail, our luxury tented structures offer a wide range of customization possibilities.

Covered outdoor lounge with exposed roof structure and lake views at The Covey

Design in Motion

From the First Sketch
to the Final Structure.

Great architecture begins with an idea. Through drawings, detailed layouts, and design development, we help transform that idea into a tented structure ready for specialist manufacturing.

Illustrative architectural presentation drawing of a tent floor plan and elevation

Concept image

01The Concept

Architectural sketches, inspiration, and initial design ideas.

The Exclusive Tents design team reviewing tent plans together around a laptop in the workshop

Design review in the Exclusive Tents workshop

02The Design

Detailed floor plans and refined architectural configurations.

Hot tub and timber deck beside The Covey’s blue-roofed Phelwane tent at dusk

The Covey, Arkansas

03The Reality

Completed tented architecture shaped around a destination.

Illustrative drawings and a completed project are shown independently, not as a documented before-and-after sequence.

Architecture with Purpose

Designed for the Way
You Envision Hospitality.

Custom tented architecture begins with how you intend to use the space, from private guest accommodation to shared hospitality experiences.

Canvas tent accommodation with open curtains and a veranda

Tented guest accommodation

Luxury Accommodation

Custom guest suites, multi-bedroom villas, private retreats, and boutique resort accommodations.

Exclusive Tents Bachuma tent design

Bachuma design, a starting point for wellness spaces

Wellness & Recreation

Spa facilities, yoga studios, treatment spaces, meditation rooms, and wellness pavilions.

Exclusive Tents Mafunyane tent design

Mafunyane design, a starting point for gathering spaces

Restaurants & Hospitality

Custom restaurants, bars, lounges, reception buildings, and hospitality gathering spaces.

Architectural concept drawing of a luxury safari lodge tent, showing an elevation and floor plan on a wooden desk

Distinctive tented architecture within the landscape

Unique Architectural Concepts

Special-purpose tented buildings, event venues, communal facilities, and individually developed structures.

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Our Collaborative Approach

From Your Vision
to Reality.

  1. 01

    Share Your Vision

    Tell us about your project, intended use, location, and design preferences. You can share sketches, drawings, reference images, or simply an idea.

  2. 02

    Explore the Possibilities

    We review your requirements and help identify suitable existing models, customization options, or opportunities for a bespoke structure.

  3. 03

    Refine the Design

    Through drawings, layouts, material selections, and technical coordination, we work toward a design that reflects your project's requirements.

  4. 04

    Manufacture & Install

    Once the necessary design and engineering details have been approved, your structure can move into specialist manufacturing, followed by delivery and installation coordination.

Open-plan kitchen, dining area and living space beneath The Covey’s canvas roof

Custom Design in Practice

A Signature Design.
A Completely Personal Experience.

The Covey

Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

A customized Phelwane provides the architecture for this distinctive guest accommodation. A kitchen, dining area and comfortable living spaces sit beneath its canvas roof, while covered outdoor lounges extend the experience into the landscape.

Sand canvas, a blue PVC rain fly and navy shade net give the structure its documented material character. Exclusive Tents is the manufacturer, not the owner or operator of the destination.

A Few Considerations

Frequently Asked Questions About Custom Luxury Tents

Let's Create Something Exceptional

Let's Design
Something Extraordinary.

Have an idea, a floor plan, or a vision for your destination? Our team would be delighted to explore the possibilities and help you develop the right tented architecture for your project.

Have sketches or drawings? Mention them in your inquiry so we can discuss them with you.

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