Mountain Cabin by Marte.Marte Architects
Roughly hewn concrete gives a rocky texture to the walls of this Alpine holiday home by Austrian studio Marte.Marte Architects (+ slideshow). More
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Alpine Cabin by Scott & Scott Architects
The partners of new Vancouver studio Scott & Scott Architects created this remote snowboarding cabin for their own use at the northern end of Vancouver Island. More
Zumthor lets his holiday home to guests
News: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor is now inviting guests to rent a holiday home he built for his family in the mountain hamlet of Leis in Vals (+ slideshow). More
Dolomitenblick by Plasma Studio
Jagged copper balconies emulate the topography of surrounding landscape as they fold around the exterior of this apartment block in north-east Italy by architects Plasma Studio (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen archive: winter retreats
Dezeen archive: our latest roundup of stories from the Dezeen archive is full of cosy cabins, chalets, lodges and shelters - perfect places to seek refuge from the wintery weather. See all the stories »
Villa Solaire by JKA and FUGA
French architects JKA and design studio FUGA have converted a nineteenth century Alpine farmhouse in France into a holiday villa with chunky wooden cladding and cut-outs based on the shadows of other buildings (+ slideshow). More
Movie: 6×11 Alpine Hut by OFIS Arhitekti
Film studio Carniolus has produced a series of movies to document the architecture of Slovenian practice OFIS Arhitekti and the first gives a tour of the 6×11 Alpine Hut, a holiday home in Slovenia's Triglav National Park. More
House Y2 by Destilat
This house by architects Destilat appears to climb down a hill at the foot of the Pöstlingberg mountain in Austria. More
Moore Studio by Omar Gandhi
Canadian architect Omar Gandhi has completed a wooden cabin for two artists that appears to be climbing up a hill in rural Nova Scotia (+ slideshow). More
House HV by Kombinat
Slovenian architects Kombinat have transformed a gloomy Alpine chalet into a contemporary home with concrete wings and timber shutters like a sliding puzzle (+ slideshow). More
Wardrobe in the Landscape by Enrico Scaramellini
Italian architect Enrico Scaramellini squeezed this narrow holiday house into the passageway between two farm buildings in the Alpine countryside of northern Italy. More
Holzkristal by Hurst Song Architekten
This holiday home by Swiss architects Hurst Song Architekten is partly embedded in the steep slopes of the Swiss Alps (+ slideshow). More
Mountain Lodge on Sognefjorden by Haptic
Slideshow: a swimming pool, spa, cinema and games room will be hidden in the rock beneath the main cluster of buildings at this Norwegian hunting lodge and hotel by London architects Haptic. More
Åre Solbringen by Waldemarson Berglund
Slideshow: Swedish architects Waldemarson Berglund were inspired by the slopes of a nearby ski resort to create these three slanted timber cabins in north Sweden. More
Denizen Sauna by Denizen Works + Friends
In the freezing winter months this wooden sauna on a Finnish island can be towed like a sledge over a frozen lake to find the right spot for a plunge pool. More
Chalet Béranger By Noé Duchaufour Lawrance
Designer Noé Duchaufour Lawrance has fitted out an alpine ski lodge in the French Alps with a trunk-like hearth, curved fir walls and a floating bed. More
New Refuge Gervasutti by LEAPfactory
Climbers in the Alps can now spend their nights sleeping in a tube that cantilevers over the edge of a mountain. 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
Feral House Nichoir by Matali Crasset
A diamond-shaped cabin on legs is the first of four woodland hotel rooms to be completed by French designer Matali Crasset. More