At just four metres wide Ana Rocha Architecture's wooden skinny house in Almere Poort, the Netherlands, has a frame that took only two days to build and occupies less space than a double parking slot. More about Sliding doors and built-in furniture save space inside skinny house by Ana Rocha Architecture
Following plans for the world's tallest timber tower in Tokyo, we've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to wooden buildings, which includes a French social housing project with a slatted facade, and a latticed community centre by German students. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Japanese timber company Sumitomo Forestry has revealed plans for the world's tallest wooden building in Tokyo, a 350-metre skyscraper that would also be the country's highest. More about World's tallest timber tower proposed for Tokyo
Canadian studio Michael Green Architecture has unveiled plans for a massive timber office complex on the waterfront of Newark, New Jersey, which is expected to be the largest of its kind in the USA. More about USA's largest timber office building proposed for New Jersey
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
Paris-based Atelier Lavit built this treehouse around the trunk of a century-old oak in Raray, France, basing its design of criss-crossing timbers on a bird's nest. More about Century-old oak supports treehouse guest room in northern France
A dilapidated treehouse in Aspen has been rebuilt using vertical wooden slats and translucent panels by local firm Charles Cunniffe Architects, with plenty of help from the community. More about Charles Cunniffe spruces up treehouse in Aspen with local assistance
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
This wooden tower by Norwegian architect Lars J Berge provides an accessible hide for birdwatchers on an island north of Bergen. More about Circular wooden tower provides panoramic birdwatching point on a Norwegian island
A beach house wrapped in a pavilion of slatted pine wood on the coast of Chile by LAND Arquitectos has uninterrupted views of the South Pacific. More about Pine-wrapped beach house on Chile's coast offers panoramic ocean views
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has teamed up with cross-laminated-timber expert Waugh Thistleton to design his first UK building – a five-storey house that will be built beside London's River Thames. More about Shigeru Ban to build "pagoda in the park" as his first UK building
Light-toned cedar boards wrap around this lake house in Ontario, by American firm Lazor Office, which comprises two volumes that face the water and are joined at their corners. More about Cedar-clad buildings "kiss" at Canadian lake house by Lazor Office
Burning Man festival has revealed a spiralling wooden pavilion as the main temple to be built and then sent up in flames in the Nevada desert this year. More about Arthur Mamou-Mani unveils twisting temple for Burning Man 2018
The windows of this house in Cambridge, by architecture office Nilsson Pflugfelder, are carefully positioned and sized to prevent overlooking by neighbouring properties. More about Nilsson Pflugfelder's prefabricated wooden house is designed to maintain owners' privacy
Architect Verónica Arcos has used two layers of pine walls to create the angular shape of this house on the coast of Chile. More about Faceted house by Verónica Arcos sits in a Chilean forest clearing
These new images offer a glimpse inside Japanese architect Shigeru Ban's Terrace House for Vancouver, set to become the tallest hybrid timber structure in the world once complete. More about Shigeru Ban unveils interiors for "world's tallest" hybrid timber tower in Vancouver
South American architecture firm 2DM has built a house in rural Chile, which is fully covered in timber inside and out, and passively designed to keep cool during summer. More about Outdoor hallway divides summer residence in Chile by 2DM
In a mountainous valley in British Columbia, design-build firm Studio North has created an elevated A-frame dwelling that is meant to be used by campers and birds. More about Birds and humans share wooden treehouse in western Canada by Studio North
Danish firm 3XN has completed a large sporting and cultural arena in Copenhagen, featuring a glazed curtain wall wrapped in timber fins arranged to allow partial views of the interior. More about Copenhagen arena by 3XN has an undulating wooden facade that rises up above entrances
Canadian firm Maurice Martel Architecte has designed a contemporary wooden barn to house offices for an insurance company, blending in with the rural surroundings and vernacular architecture. More about Maurice Martel disguises office building as contemporary barn in rural Canada