DeBossa Architects designed this timber pavilion to offer residents of a historic house in the Netherlands a sheltered outdoor space with views of the surrounding countryside (+ slideshow). More
Wirth Architekten used wood from a storm-felled tree and brick from a burnt-down farmhouse to create this multi-use garage for a residence in Germany's Lower Saxony region (+ slideshow). More
Charred cedar clads the exterior of this garden room that architect Neil Dusheiko designed as an office-cum-yoga studio for a north London residence (+ slideshow). More
Norwegian studio Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects has designed a small wooden cabin at the end of a garden in Oslo with an angular form that frames different views of its surroundings (+ slideshow). More
With more people working from home and property prises rising around the world, homeowners lucky enough to have outdoor space are replacing the traditional shed with studios, guest rooms and flexible work spaces. Here are 12 of the best examples from Dezeen's archives (+ slideshow). More
Gianni Botsford Architects worked with translucent concrete to create this boxy garden pavilion in Zurich, dedicated to "the old fashioned art of smoking" (+ slideshow). More
Belgian studio De Smet Vermeulen Architecten designed this angular timber-clad cottage to create a music room in the garden of a house it designed over ten years ago near the village of Sint-Martens-Latem (+ slideshow). More
The concrete roofs of two agricultural sheds by Sydney studio CHROFI jut out of stone and gravel banks in a clearing cut into a forest in eastern Australia (+ slideshow). More
Dutch office Serge Schoemaker Architects meticulously arranged different-sized sections of plywood that "fit together seamlessly like a jigsaw puzzle" across the interior of this angular garden studio. More
British designer Tom Lloyd enlisted the help of London architect Cassion Castle to help him design and build a garden workshop in the grounds of his farmhouse cottage in Hampshire, England (+ slideshow). More
Japanese studio NI&Co. Architects has built a small sound-proofed cabin in Nagoya where its owners can retreat to play the piano. More
Belgian architect Karel Verstraeten has transformed an abandoned construction-site trailer into a quiet retreat at the end of a family garden in Ghent. More
Hidden at the bottom of a London garden, this glowing shed by British studio Weston, Surman & Deane was designed as a writing retreat for an author (+ slideshow). More
This six-sided wooden cabin by Estonian designer Jaanus Orgusaar has walls that zigzag up and down and two circular windows resembling fisheye camera lenses (+ slideshow). More
Ben Davidson of London studio Rodić Davidson Architects designed this garden shed in Cambridge, England, to the exact proportions of his grandfather's old workbench and added pegboard walls for displaying a collection of handmade tools (+ slideshow). More
This cluster of wooden cabins in Norway by architecture studio Rever & Drage features a hut with a retractable roof and a pair of sheds that slide open to frame views of a nearby fjord (+ slideshow). More
This wooden folly cantilevers across a garden lake to create a meditation room and children's play den for a family living in Hampshire, England (+ slideshow). More
Designed in Hackney: London borough of Hackney architects Liddicoat & Goldhill have completed a garden cabin with a zigzagging facade that angles south towards the sun. More
Designed in Hackney: today's project from the London borough of Hackney is the Hackney Shed, a low-budget garden office designed by architects Office Sian. More
Japanese studio 403architecture constructed the walls of this wooden shed using leftover materials from three earlier projects. More
