Canadian firm YH2 has completed a contemporary cabin beside a lake in Quebec, with pale cedar cladding running up the exterior walls and over its gabled roof. More about White cedar covers gabled lake house in Canada by YH2
American firm The Miller Hull Partnership has completed a firehouse in the Pacific Northwest with large bi-fold glass doors that enable a quick exit for emergency trucks. More about Miller Hull clads Washington fire station in red cedar and black metal
Weathered cedar and warm pine wrap these townhouses by Hacker Architects, which are geared towards residents who enjoy Oregon's wealth of outdoor pursuits. More about Hacker Architects designs Basecamp housing in central Oregon for outdoorsy types
American architect Deborah Richards has designed a home for her extended family in Lakeville, Massachusetts, choosing wooden shingles to clad the exterior, and bright yellow accents for the windows and doors. More about Deborah Richards creates retreat for her family beside Massachusetts lake
This family dwelling that American studio Go Logic designed for a dense waterfront neighbourhood features a green roof, two-toned cladding and a distinctive silhouette. More about Go Logic creates gable-roofed home for oceanfront site in Massachusetts
New Jersey architecture firm Jeff Jordan Architects has renovated a mid-century home in the Hudson Valley with a fully glazed wall, white flooring and cedar walls. More about Jeff Jordan Architects updates mid-century home with floor-to-ceiling windows
This modest extension to a cottage in the Scottish countryside was designed by architecture studio Sutherland & Co so the owners could invite their family to stay. More about Gabled guesthouse by Sutherland & Co extends countryside cottage in Scotland
This off-grid home by Kyu Sung Woo Architects features a minimal interior that opens out onto a forest clearing in the mountains. More about Staggered volumes of house by KSW Architects frame views of Vermont meadow
Four cylindrical towers are elevated on stilts to create this retreat in Cape Town, which was designed by local studio Malan Vorster to offer views among the trees. More about Malan Vorster's treehouse-like residence offers views of Cape Town forest
US firm HGA Architects and Engineers took cues from Cape Cod-style homes while conceiving a series of cabins for world-renowned musicians spending the summer in rural New England. More about HGA creates cedar-clad cottages for classical musicians in Vermont
US firm Holst Architecture took cues from Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí while conceiving a pair of commercial buildings in central Portland. More about Holst Architecture wraps curvaceous facades of Portland office buildings in cedar
This house in San Francisco by local firm IwamotoScott has an angular facade made up of wooden elements, and a layout organised around a central staircase illuminated by a light well. More about IwamotoScott organises San Francisco home around light-filled stairwell
American firm goCstudio has created a small winery complex in rural Washington, with a subtle profile and earthy material palette that demonstrate the project's "reverence for the landscape". More about GoCstudio designs low-lying winery to blend with Washington's natural terrain
Elliott Architects has completed a family home in Northumberland made up of two intersecting volumes clad in opposing materials of slate, cedar and brick to represent different elements of its forest setting. More about Cross-shaped house by Elliott Architects is adapted to sloping woodland setting
US studio Lever Architecture has completed a tasting room for a family-owned winery that features sloped roofs with deep overhangs, and walls made of cedar and glass. More about Oregon wine tasting room by Lever Architecture embraces fertile landscape
A trio of courtyards covered in cobbles and surrounded by glass break up this London home, which has cedar-lined walls that reference the old timber store it replaces. More about De Rosee Sa uses cobbled courtyards to bring light into west London house
A new training facility in Canada by global firm Perkins + Will consists of two interlocking volumes embedded in a gentle slope, resulting in a split-level layout and different facades. More about Ontario trade school by Perkins+Will comprises "shed-like" volumes
American studio Elizabeth Herrmann Architecture + Design has created a light-coloured micro dwelling with cut-out corners and a sloped roof, aiming to demonstrate that a "small house need not be a claustrophobic, monotonous box". More about Elizabeth Herrmann creates tiny house for artist in Vermont
Low-slung volumes stretch along either side of central outdoor spaces at this family home in Northern California, by American firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. More about Bohlin Cywinski Jackson creates Silicon Valley residence with pool and meditation garden
American firm Blaze Makoid Architecture has used blackened wood, glass and stone to create a rectilinear, multi-level holiday home near Lake Tahoe that looks toward a mountain range. More about Californian home by Blaze Makoid steps down a forested hillside