The primary bedroom overlooks a double-height living space in this wooden cottage by Montreal-based architect Ravi Handa, making the compact home feel much larger than its size. More about Cedar cottage outside Montreal by Ravi Handa maximises its compact footprint
Alaskan cedar and handmade Danish bricks are among the materials used by Californian firm HA+MA to create a golf performance centre set within an undulating, grassy landscape. More about HA+MA designs CS2 teaching facility for Los Angeles golf course
A courtyard designed to create an "idealised atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest" sits at the centre of this house in Seattle by local architects Chadbourne + Doss. More about Verdant courtyard occupies centre of Seattle home by Chadbourne + Doss
New York City studio SPAN Architecture has completed a remote retreat in Maine on a property that includes gardens and a teahouse informed by Chinese architecture. More about SPAN Architecture creates retreat on remote Maine coast
US firm CLB Architects has completed a family retreat near Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park wrapped in black steel that is intended to rust as it ages. More about CLB Architects' steel-wrapped Wyoming residence will weather over time
A cedar-clad dwelling on Long Island that was originally designed by famed US architect Charles Gwathmey has received a sensitive refresh by New York studio Worrell Yeung. More about Worrell Yeung updates 1970s Hamptons house designed by Charles Gwathmey
Portland designer Volkan Alkanoglu has spanned a creek in Fort Worth, Texas, with a sculptural timber bridge named Drift. More about Volkan Alkanoglu designs cedar bridge to resemble a driftwood branch
US firm Olson Kundig designed an oceanfront home on Canada's Vancouver Island on stilts, with panoramic views of the surrounding forest and the Pacific Ocean beyond. More about Olson Kundig perches beach home on stilts in Canadian forest
Designed as a cross between a treehouse and a garden folly, this cedar-clad guesthouse by Jerome Byron was built for a family who needed a space for writing and play at their Los Feliz home. More about Monon Guesthouse by Jerome Byron offers creative escape in LA garden
New York firm GRT Architects has positioned a cedar bungalow above marshland on the Connecticut shoreline, featuring a central courtyard with a swimming pool. More about GRT Architects perches house for a throuple above tidal marsh in Connecticut
A dark exterior contrasts with light-toned finishes inside a compact, floating home in Washington designed by Studio DIAA co-founder Suzanne Stefan as her own home. More about Studio DIAA designs floating home for Seattle’s Lake Union
Cedar cladding and handmade decor are among the features in a Seattle bungalow that was revamped by its owners – architect Sharon Khosla of local firm Fivedot and furniture designer Chris Armes. More about Husband-and-wife team expand their family's bungalow in Seattle
American architecture firm LOHA has completed a housing block with cedar cladding and a stepped form in a once-rundown Detroit neighbourhood that is undergoing redevelopment. More about LOHA clads John R 2660 apartment building in Detroit with cedar
Ell House by architecture firms Ravi Handa Architect and AAmp Studio is a cedar-clad holiday home in rural Ontario with a gable roof that takes cues from the region's barns. More about Ravi Handa Architect and AAmp Studio build cedar-clad lakeside barn
American architecture studio BarlisWedlick built this outdoor sauna topped by treehouse-style viewing platforms for a cabin in New York's Hudson Valley. More about BarlisWedlick builds sauna topped by tower for Hudson Valley cabin
Wood takes centre stage in this riverside dwelling in Oregon by American office Landry Smith Architect, complete with black cedar siding and an interior made from white oak boards. More about Landry Smith Architect builds wooden bungalow overlooking Oregon river
American firm Walker Warner Architects has perched a basalt and cedar-clad holiday home in Hawaii on a mountainside of lava rock with an infinity pool that looks towards the sea. More about Hawaii house by Walker Warner Architects hugged by volcanic rock
Tokyo studio Florian Busch Architects has designed a cedar-clad holiday home on stilts with rooms that branch out into the surrounding forest. More about Florian Busch embeds branch-shaped holiday home in Japanese forest
London studio Adams+Collingwood Architects has embedded a house within the hillside overlooking Salcombe Estuary in Devon, England, to lessen its impact of the surrounding countryside. More about Adams+Collingwood Architects builds "inconspicuous" home in Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
A central courtyard brings daylight into an inward-facing, cedar-clad home in Salt Lake City that was designed by American architects Kipp Edick and Joe Sadoski for a ski coach. More about Opaque facades hide interior courtyard of Utah’s Host House by Kipp Edick and Joe Sadoski