This compact timber-and-concrete cabin in the Norwegian village of Nerskogen incorporates large windows that angle upwards to make the most of views towards the nearby lake and mountain range. More about Bergersen Arkitekter's Viewpoint Granasjøen is an angular lakeside cabin with a turfed roof
Oslo studio Rever & Drage Architects used a variety of cladding materials and traditional construction techniques to distinguish the different functional spaces at this mountain cabin in Norway's Sunndal region. More about Troll's Peak cabin features facades and roofs clad in contrasting materials
American studio I-Kanda Architects has created a prefabricated cabin in the woods of New Hampshire, to provide a family getaway surrounded by evergreens. More about I-Kanda places angular cabin atop granite rock in New England
Deep in the woods of Quebec, Canadian firm Appareil Architecture has built a black house with a matching smaller cabin, linked together with outdoor decking. More about Appareil Architecture's black metal cabin hides in a Quebec forest
Oregon-based architect Erin Moore has completed a tropical getaway in Hawaii that consists of two pavilions sited on either edge of a 300-year-old solidified lava formation. More about Hawaiian cabins by Erin Moore are designed for life outdoors
Utopia Arkitekter has designed a tent-like shelter that could provide a cosy retreat for trekkers in the mountains. More about Skýli mountain shelter is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions
London designer Giles Miller has used hexagonal wooden tiles to cover the surface of this children's playhouse by cabin company Koto Design. More about Giles Miller creates textured facade for children's playhouse
Wyoming studio Carney Logan Burke Architects has created a small, rustic retreat for one of its firm's principals on the site of a log cabin that was destroyed in a forest fire. More about Carney Logan Burke designs cabin for fire-ravaged Wyoming mountainside
Steep, pointy roofs and square windows that frame views of the landscape figure into this pine-clad retreat in the northeastern US, by design studio New Affiliates. More about New Affiliates creates asymmetric mountain cabin in Vermont
Pine louvres cover the glazed sides of this cabin by Oslo studio Lund Hagem Arkitekter, which forks at one end to present two large windows towards slopes in Norway's Kvitfjell ski resort. More about Lund Hagem installs Y-shaped cabin on a hilltop overlooking Norwegian ski resort
Reclaimed slate tiles applied like shingles to the exterior of this single-room cabin in Wales' Snowdonia region contrast with an interior made entirely from light birch plywood. More about Slate-covered writer's retreat by TRIAS sits in a Welsh valley
Traditional Swedish barns provided the inspiration for this red-hued wooden cabin, designed by Gothenburg studio Bornstein Lyckefors Architects for a keen sailor and his two children. More about Bornstein Lyckefors Architects builds vibrant red cabin as a retreat for a Swedish family
Architect Sam Jacob is teaming up with MINI to create an urban retreat that offers visitors a space to research and relax during this year's London Design Festival. More about Sam Jacob and MINI design mirrored micro-cabin for London Design Festival
From a woodland hut clad in recycled timber to a snowy cabin with light-toned interiors, we've sought out tiny retreats that emulate their natural surroundings for this week's roundup of popular images from Pinterest. More about 10 countryside cabins with interiors that reflect their remote locations
Jim Olson, co-founder of Seattle architecture studio Olson Kundig, has made a series of additions to a bunkhouse he designed and built aged 18, as a first-year architecture student. More about Jim Olson expands tiny cabin he built 60 years ago in rural Washington
Manhattan studio JacobsChang designed this tiny blackened timber cabin on a shoestring budget for clients who built it in a forest in upstate New York with the help of their friends. More about Single-room cabin by JacobsChang is set among trees in upstate New York
Canadian studio YH2 has taken the notion of openness to the extreme in this small wooden cabin, which features stairs without walls and elevated areas without protective railings. More about YH2 adds sculptural upper volume to tiny forest cottage in Quebec
The mountains of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park offer a dramatic backdrop for this modernist-inspired hut by firm Moxon Architects. More about Moxon Architects builds humble cabin in mountainous Scottish landscape
Swedish architect Hanna Michelson has completed a stilted timber cabin overlooking the Åsberget mountains, as the first of four getaways being built for the Bergaliv Landscape Hotel. More about Timber-framed cabin by Hanna Michelson stands on stilts to peep over the treetops of Swedish mountain
By pairing raw concrete with warm timber, French office Studio Razavi hoped to give a contemporary feel to this Alpine chalet home, while also complying with strict local architecture guidelines. More about Studio Razavi reinterprets traditional chalet architecture with Mountain House in the Alps