A water tank ballasts this wooden pavilion in Nara, Japan, designed by London practice Studio Armitage as a shelter for people working in the surrounding rice fields and allotments. More about Studio Armitage creates Field Shelter for people tending allotments in Nara
A distinctive roof maximises mountain views and prevents snow build-up at this timber-framed house in Japan's Shimane Prefecture, designed by Japanese studio Enter-Archi. More about Broken-pitch roof tops wooden House in Yakami by Enter-Archi
A skeletal frame of reclaimed timber surrounds the elongated form of Skroget, a community sauna and public deck in Norway designed by student architecture studio Rare Collectiv. More about Rare Collectiv surrounds Norwegian sauna with timber ribs that "evoke the hull of a ship"
For our latest roundup, we've collected buildings clad in charred timber, including a dark-hued yoga retreat and a cabin "shaped by fire". More about Eight buildings with dramatic charred-timber facades
UK studio RX Architects has returned to a house it previously completed in Sussex to add an extension, designed to blend in with the existing timber-clad form. More about RX Architects expands Sussex home with extension "immersed in the garden"
Austrian studio Lechner & Lechner Architects has added an annexe clad in charred timber to a house in the Alps, designed as a minimalist space to "withdraw and think". More about Lechner & Lechner Architects adds charred timber-clad annexe to home in Austrian Alps
Visitors to this woodland cabin in East Sussex enter via a planted roof terrace, which its architect, British studio Built Works, has "devoted entirely to the ritual of bathing". More about Mossy rooftop crowns Bather's Cabin in East Sussex woodland
An "angled, folded form" clad in charred cedar defines this holiday home, designed by Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design to embrace the surrounding landscape while maintaining its inhabitants' privacy. More about Keiji Ashizawa clads House in Yatsugatake in charred cedar
Local architecture studio Oatelier has completed Husárik Hut, a barn-like timber home in Slovakia that was designed as a contemporary take on the area's traditional shepherd's huts. More about Oatelier draws on traditional rural architecture for timber home in Slovakia
Stepped, pastel-pink seating spills out from inside the OBA Next Lab library and community space in Amsterdam, designed by Dutch architecture practices Matter Makers, AWR and BAZ Studio as a public living room. More about Demountable timber library in Amsterdam is "a living room for the neighbourhood"
Spanish studio NUA Arquitectures has renovated a textile warehouse near Barcelona, using timber partitions to create a small office block within its concrete-and-brick structure. More about NUA Arquitectures renovates Catalan textile warehouse with timber office block
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing The Linhay, a family house in the Somerset countryside designed by studio Charles Gillespie Architecture. More about "A hodgepodge of ideas" says commenter
British studio Charles Gillespie Architecture has completed The Linhay, a family house in rural Somerset wrapped by a deep concrete colonnade that provides sheltered nesting spaces for birds. More about Charles Gillespie Architecture completes Somerset house with wildlife-friendly colonnade
Local outfit Studio Brother John has collaborated with Studio B Architecture + Interiors for a house in Boulder, Colorado, USA making the most of its mountainous site and replacing a structure destroyed in a wildfire. More about Colorado house by Studio B and Studio Brother John appears to "hover over the land"
Rows of steeply gabled cabins clad in black timber and copper define this nature therapy retreat, created in a woodland in Lithuania by architecture studio Arches. More about Black timber and copper cloaks Sanctum nature retreat in Lithuanian woodland
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Dymak headquarters in Odense, Denmark, designed by BIG to resemble a Möbius strip. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "intensely geometric" headquarters by BIG
Chilean studio Croxatto and Opazo Architects has completed Negrilla House, an elongated home perched over a ravine in the village of Matanzas that splits into two stacked terraces overlooking the Pacific Ocean. More about Croxatto and Opazo Architects perches timber home overlooking Chilean coast
Hempcrete and timber were used to create this compact chicken coop in Portugal, designed by local architect Ricardo Leal to demonstrate that "even the most modest structures deserve careful thought". More about Ricardo Leal perches hempcrete chicken coop alongside Portuguese home
Architecture studio BIG has completed the headquarters for Danish material supplier Dymak in Odense, Denmark, sheltering its rounded mass-timber structure with a roof evoking a Möbius strip. More about BIG arranges circular Dymak HQ around stepped courtyard
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