British studio Richard Parr Associates has created a timber boathouse for a family in Suffolk, England, topping its pitched roof with reed thatch. More about Richard Parr Associates crowns Suffolk boathouse with thatched roof
Scottish studio WT Architecture has overhauled a Victorian boathouse in East Lothian, restoring its original storage area and adding a wood-lined studio accessed by a footbridge. More about WT Architecture carries out "purposefully simple" revamp of Scottish boathouse
Beat the summer heat with this roundup of eight boathouses from Austin to Québec that combine waterfront storage with cozy spaces to relax and take in the views. More about Eight North American boathouses that make storage a breeze
Austin studio Matt Fajkus Architecture has designed a boathouse in the Texas city with perforated metal facades calibrated to balance light and shade throughout the year. More about Matt Fajkus adds perforated steel screens to Austin boathouse
Toronto practice Building Arts Architects used a small watercraft and boats to transport prefabricated elements to build this boathouse on a site only accessible by water in Ontario. More about Building Arts Architects creates remote glass boathouse on Ontario lake
Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to build a timber boathouse on Manhattan's Harlem River for a non-profit that teaches local teens to row. More about Foster + Partners reveals New York City boathouse featuring zigzag roof
Toronto studio Akb Architects has designed this blackened wood holiday home and boathouse alongside a large deck for diving into an Ontario lake. More about Charred cedar clads Ontario lake boathouse by Akb Architects
Vancouver firm Michael Green Architecture has built a boathouse for storing racing shells and sails and monitoring maritime activity, with translucent walls and garage doors. More about Polycarbonate Dock Building by Michael Green Architecture glows on Vancouver beachfront
Architect Julius Taminiau borrowed principles from traditional Japanese tatami rooms to create a well-proportioned layout featuring space-saving built-in furniture at his floating home in Amsterdam. More about Julius Taminiau creates compact living spaces inside Japanese-inspired houseboat
Canadian studio MU Architecture has integrated a lake house into a steep site in southern Quebec, overlooking a secluded bay and private boathouse. More about Mu Architecture completes black lakefront home with two-storey boathouse
American studio Andersson-Wise has completed a two-storey boathouse in Austin, with openings on the upper level that enable occupants to dive directly into the water. More about Off-grid boathouse by Andersson-Wise sits on Lake Austin
Giant sliding doors allow occupants to take in the sunrise and sunset from this modest boathouse that was overhauled by American studio Hoedemaker Pfeiffer. More about Traditional Washington boathouse by Hoedemaker Pfeiffer offers sweeping coastal views
US firm Andersson-Wise Architects has created a modest boathouse in Texas, designed to blend with its site as if it were "in a state of natural decomposition". More about Andersson-Wise assembles new and salvaged materials into rustic Austin boathouse
A pool with a stationary boat on top is the centrepiece of this rowing centre designed by Mulroy Architects for a private boarding school in Oxfordshire, England (+ movie). More about Mulroy Architects completes timber-clad rowing centre for Oxford school
Oslo studios Koreo Arkitekter and Kolab Arkitekter have transformed an old boathouse on Norway's west coast into a summer house that becomes a glowing beacon by night (+ slideshow). More about Old Norwegian boathouse overhauled to create glowing wooden summer house
Children and adults learn the skills of boatbuilding inside this harbour-side stone structure that Scottish firm Brown + Brown has updated with a contemporary wooden roof. More about Brown + Brown transforms derelict stone buildings into boatbuilding workshop
This blackened-timber boathouse and pavilion designed by Weiss Architecture occupies a cedar jetty that projects out from the rocky coastline of an Ontario island (+ slideshow). More about Blackened-timber boathouse completed by Weiss Architecture on a Canadian island
Snøhetta has revived an old wooden boathouse on a Norwegian island to create a dormitory for children visiting an annual summer camp (+ slideshow). More about Snøhetta's revamped Hudøy boathouse offers shelter to summer campers
Chicago firm Studio Gang Architects has completed a boathouse on the northern bank of the Chicago River with a rhythmic roofline intended to capture the alternating motions of a rower's arm movements (+ slideshow). More about Studio Gang's Chicago boathouse designed to echo the rhythms of rowing
Portuguese studio Belém Lima Arquitectos has perched a pair of gabled cabins on the edge of a dam in northern Portugal to provide a public boathouse and cafe (+ slideshow). More about Cais Bagaúste by Belém Lima Arquitectos