Reiulf Ramstad creates three glass-fronted cabins as Norwegian holiday home
Three small-scale timber and glass cabins on the Norwegian coast form a holiday home designed by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter for three generations of the same family. More
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Concrete cabin by Luciano Kruk Arquitectos built in an Argentinian woodland
This rural Argentinian home by Luciano Kruk Arquitectos was built from intersecting slabs of timber-imprinted concrete and sheets of glass (+ slideshow). More
Charred Cabin by DRAA is a blackened timber shelter on stilts
This charred timber cabin by Chilean studio DRAA is raised over a hillside on stilts to afford better views of the nearby mountains (+ slideshow). More
Snøhetta's revamped Hudøy boathouse offers shelter to summer campers
Snøhetta has revived an old wooden boathouse on a Norwegian island to create a dormitory for children visiting an annual summer camp (+ slideshow). More
Remote mountain site hosts hikers' cabin by Jarmund/Vigsnæs Arkitekter
Norwegian studio Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Arkitekter created the self-service Rabot Cabin for hikers in Norway's Okstindan mountain range (+ slideshow). More
FAM Architekti's Lake Cabin provides a waterside retreat in a Czech forest
This wedge-shaped cabin in the Czech Republic, by Prague studio FAM Architekti, has a folding screen set into one of its slatted timber facades to open the interior out to a nearby lake (+ slideshow). More
Alpine cabins by Pedevilla Architekten build on traditions of Tyrolean farmhouses
Behind the dark facades of these farmhouse-inspired cabins in northern Italy, designed by local studio Pedevilla Architects, is a pair of bright homes that combine traditional elements with modern detailing (+ slideshow). More
Earthy cabins hide amongst the vineyards at the Almagyar Wine Terrace in Hungary
Budapest studio Gereben Marián mixed cement with local earth and rock to create the rugged walls of this series of buildings, which accommodate visitors to a vineyard in the Eger wine region of Hungary (+ slideshow). More
Timber viewing cabin by TYIN Tegnestue overlooks a wild Norwegian landscape
This wooden viewing cabin raised on stilts above the rugged landscape of southern Norway was designed by TYIN Tegnestue – the Trondheim office that also recently completed a top-heavy house extension (+ slideshow). More
Tom Kundig creates "virtually indestructible" steel cabin on stilts
This weekend cabin in a Washington national park, by Seattle architect Tom Kundig, features a protective steel exterior that slides across its windows and a floor raised up on stilts to prevent flooding. More
Alpine holiday cabin by Peter Jungmann has metal feet and a beak
This asymmetric Alpine cabin by Austrian architect Peter Jungmann has been named Ufogel because its owners think it looks like a cross between a UFO and a "vogel" - the German word for bird (+ slideshow). More
Six-sided modular cabin by Jaanus Orgusaar with wooden walls and fisheye windows
This six-sided wooden cabin by Estonian designer Jaanus Orgusaar has walls that zigzag up and down and two circular windows resembling fisheye camera lenses (+ slideshow). More
Hungarian forest cabin built in two days by T2.a Architects
This boxy wooden cabin with an assortment of circular and rectangular windows was built by Hungarian studio T2.a Architects in just two days in a forest outside Budapest (+ slideshow). More
Lucid Stead installation by Phillip K Smith III makes a desert cabin appear transparent
American artist Phillip K Smith III has added mirrors to the walls of a desert shack in California to create the illusion that you can see right through the building (+ movie). More
Ermitage Cabin by Septembre
This tiny wooden cabin in Sweden contains a sauna and a bedroom with large picture windows that frame views of the surrounding forest (+ slideshow). More
Mountain Hill Cabin by Fantastic Norway
Norwegian architects Fantastic Norway have designed a mountain lodge with a sloping roof that you can ski over. More
Naust paa Aure by TYIN Tegnestue
Strips of glazing wrap the walls and roof of a timber waterside summerhouse in Aure, Norway. More
Cabin by Cyrén & Cyrén
This tree-top hotel room by Swedish architects Cyrén & Cyrén is accessed via a bridge leading from the hilly forest to an entrance on the roof. More
Freya's Cabin by Studio Weave
London designers Studio Weave have completed a visitors' shelter made of wooden profiles depicting trees and plants overlooking Kielder Water in Northumberland, UK. More