Nova Tayona designs Canadian beach house hidden from the ocean
Toronto-based architect Nova Tayona has completed a house near the beach in Nova Scotia, from which the ocean can be heard but not seen (+ slideshow). More
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Carlton Architecture clads North Carolina home in dark cedar and weathering steel
US studio Carlton Architecture has completed a lakeside house in North Carolina that features expansive window walls, and ample use of wood and pre-rusted steel (+ slideshow). More
Studio Zung creates cedar-clad "modern barn" in the Hamptons
New York firm Studio Zung has reinterpreted the traditional wooden barns of Long Island to design this house in one of the high-end seaside communities of the Hamptons (+ slideshow). More
Denizen Works adds burnt wood cladding to Modernist house in London's Highgate
Charred larch slats now cover the exterior of this Modernist house in north London, thanks to a "macabre" upgrade intended by architecture studio Denizen Works to reference the nearby Highgate Cemetery (+ slideshow) More
Rugged flint walls contrast dark cedar gables of House 19 by Jestico + Whiles
Dark-stained cedar gables contrast with knapped flint walls at this English countryside house, designed by London-based Jestico + Whiles for one of the firm's directors (+ slideshow). More
Architecture students create studio building in rural Utah using recycled materials
Students in a design-build programme at the University of Utah have completed a studio building on a remote campus in the desert where they live and work for part of the year (+ slideshow). More
Glass observatory rises from roof of Montana mountain home by Johnsen Schmaling
Johnsen Schmaling Architects has created a family dwelling in rural Montana that consists of interlocking volumes clad in charred wood and is topped with a glass-enclosed viewing room. More
Hemsworth creates all-wood Passivhaus factory in a mountainous region of Canada
Canadian firm Hemsworth Architecture has completed a factory in British Columbia that utilises the products created within the facility: prefabricated wall panels intended for eco-friendly Passivhaus construction (+ slideshow). More
Studio 804 builds Kansas home designed to achieve net-zero energy consumption
Students in a design-and-build programme at the University of Kansas have completed a family dwelling intended to demonstrate a more responsible approach to house building (+ slideshow). More
Mariusz Wrzeszcz completes house in Poland with cedar walls inside and out
Architects office Mariusz Wrzeszcz has completed a single-storey house in Poland featuring cedar-clad walls, and a glazed living room that opens out to a spacious terrace (+ slideshow). More
Twin micro homes by S Plus One are both finished in different woods
Architecture studio S Plus One has built a pair of matching micro homes in a Japanese village, one clad in cedar and the other clad with pine. More
Atelier Kukka's House U is designed to frame a nearby cherry tree in Tokyo
Red cedar provides a golden-hued exterior for this small gabled house, designed by local studio Atelier Kukka for a Tokyo street featuring a Japanese cherry tree (+ slideshow). More
Toyota snubs high-tech cars in favour of wooden concept for Milan design week
Milan 2016: Toyota has created an open-top two-seater vehicle made out of wood to combat the idea that "modern cars have to be high-tech machines packed with the latest technologies" (+ slideshow). More
Key Operation completes cedar-clad warehouse at Inagawa cemetery
Both charred and red-dyed cedar clad this warehouse by Tokyo studio Key Operation, located at a cemetery in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture where David Chipperfield is also adding new buildings (+ slideshow). More
Cargo Architecture completes Scandinavian-inspired holiday home in Quebec
Canadian studio Cargo Architecture used a restrained materials palette for this woodland vacation cottage in Quebec, which has a swing seat and a wood store built into its facade. More
Kilogram Studio designs cedar-lined interior for Toronto juice bar
The interior of this juice bar in Toronto is lined with a prefabricated cedar structure that is designed to be dismantled and reconstructed in future locations (+ slideshow). More
Studio Gang wraps Chicago performing arts centre in glass and wooden battens
Jeanne Gang's firm Studio Gang has completed a theatre that features an elevated glass box wrapped in bands of cedar. More
School dining hall by De Rosee Sa and PMR recreates Fantastic Mr Fox's underground village
A rainbow-coloured facade shaped like a row of houses fronts this school dining hall in southeast England, designed by UK studios De Rosee Sa and PMR to reference the stories of Roald Dahl (+ slideshow). More
Long Island house by Bates Masi Architects has adjustable sound barriers for walls
New York studio Bates Masi Architects added sprung cedar boards that can be acoustically "tuned" to this house in The Hamptons, so residents can have noisy parties without disturbing their neighbours (+ slideshow). More
Compact wooden house by Takeru Shoji Architects stands alongside 200-year-old trees
This two-bedroom family home in Japan is small but tall, so that residents can look out and see the foliage of neighbouring Japanese elm trees (+ slideshow). More