UK studio Built Works has nestled a yoga retreat in an East Sussex woodland, wrapping it with charred timber and a raised veranda evoking a traditional Japanese engawa. More about Built Works wraps Yogi's Cabin in East Sussex with charred wood
Local studios Svendborg Architects and Wohlert Arkitekter have completed Ishøj Theatre in Denmark, designing a timber-clad facade with curved openings that evokes stage curtains. More about Timber wraps around "magical and out-of-the-ordinary" children's theatre in Denmark
Burnt wood and black metal define this rural cabin in the Czech Republic, created by local studio Mimosa Architects to replace its scorched predecessor. More about Mimosa Architects shapes Czech cabin from "rock, river and fire"
Local studio Gresford Architects has upgraded the Old Orchard, a 1980s bungalow in Oxfordshire, with a low-impact and modern extension. More about Gresford Architects clads low-carbon Oxfordshire bungalow in cedar wood
Australian studio Align has completed Picnic Island Cabin, a holiday retreat on the edge of a tiny island in Tasmania, clad in a palette of spotted gum timber and steel. More about Align perches off-grid cabin on coast of tiny Tasmanian island
Architectural studio Heliotrope took a "site-sensitive approach" while designing a vacation house in the Pacific Northwest, resulting in a bow tie-shaped plan and knotty cedar cladding. More about Heliotrope tucks False Bay house into rocky site on a Washington island
Local studio Waelgaard Salim Arkitekter has completed House Grimstad, a barn-like dwelling in Norway that contrasts black tar-stained timber cladding with warm interiors lined in spruce. More about Waelgaard Salim Arkitekter designs Norwegian holiday home as "a test of reduction"
Costa Rican studio FAMM Arquitectura has created a coastal house that features overhangs and a central brick volume and was designed around preexisting trees on the site in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica. More about FAMM Arquitectura lets the landscape "speak first" at Costa Rican house
A dark palette of concrete, metal and stone references the craggy surface of a lava field surrounding Swan Nest, a summerhouse by local studio Yrki Arkitektar overlooking one of Iceland's most active volcanoes. More about Yrki Arkitektar references lava fields for summerhouse overlooking Icelandic volcano
British studio Foster + Partners has designed a sinuous timber showroom to mimic the "contours of the landscape" in Gstaad, Switzerland. More about Foster + Partners arranges Alpine gallery around three-storey car ramp
From a British school to a secluded house in the Hudson Valley, here is an eclectic mix of buildings from the Dezeen archives with rustic yet refined facades of rough-sawn timber. More about Eight buildings enveloped in rustic rough-sawn timber cladding
Cork panels and timber slats contrast with a traditional Victorian frontage at the Meadow Road house in Kent, renovated and extended by London practice Studio Bark. More about Studio Bark extends Victorian home in Kent using flatpack U-Build system
British architecture studio Rural Office has added larch-clad extensions on either side of this farmhouse on the south Welsh coast, bringing flexible social spaces to the remote property. More about Rural Office bookends Delfyd Farmhouse in Wales with larch-clad extensions
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the completion of the UK's largest co-housing project by Barefoot Architects in Dorset. More about "Love it when architecture puts a smile on my face" says commenter
Bristol studio Barefoot Architects has completed the UK's largest co-housing project in Bridport, Dorset, creating a series of brick and timber-clad blocks lined by car-free streets and shared vegetable gardens. More about Barefoot Architects completes UK's largest co-housing scheme in Dorset
German architecture studio Behles & Jochimsen has completed the Kreativinstitut OWL, a shared, flexible university facility for science, business and music. More about Behles & Jochimsen designs German university building to be "as flexible as possible"
Charred timber shrouds the exposed concrete interiors of these two conjoined homes in Germany, designed by local studio Buero Wagner. More about Charred timber and exposed concrete defines conjoined houses in Germany by Buero Wagner
Moss-covered timber planks recovered from old, dilapidated buildings were used to clad these two cabins in Kazakhstan, which have been designed by local studio Arthur Kariev Architects. More about Arthur Kariev Architects uses moss-covered timber planks to cloak holiday cabins in Kazakhstan
Porthole-style windows puncture the gable ends of this timber mountain cabin in Norway, which has been designed by local architect Quentin Desfarges. More about Quentin Desfarges punctuates Norwegian woodland cabin with large circular windows
Swedish firm Note Design Studio used a pared-back palette of local materials to create a house in the mountainous village of Ottsjö, Sweden. More about Note Design Studio completes timber home to "withstand time" in Swedish mountains