Little House by MW Works sits on bluff overlooking Washington's Puget Sound
American studio MW Works has designed a compact cabin in a Washington forest with exterior walls clad in weathered cedar and blackened cement. More
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Connecticut Residence by Cutler Anderson straddles a woodland pond
US studio Cutler Anderson Architects has wrapped this house in Connecticut around a large pond so its residents can watch birds, fish and insects at play. More
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Sliding doors connect school building by Studio Weave to playground and woods
This school by Studio Weave features a scalloped roofline and double doors that slide back to connect the classrooms with a woodland setting on the outskirts of London. More
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Foraged materials form artist's home and studio in Washington woodland
Architect Les Eerkes rescued plywood cladding, kitchen cabinets and a tiny porthole window from houses set to be bulldozed for this rural cabin near the Puget Sound. More
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Altus designs Minnesota home and accompanying "shiny shed" to blend with the forest
US studio Altus Architecture + Design has created a low-lying residence for a wooded site in Minnesota with glazed and cedar walls, along with a detached shed wrapped in polished and mirrored stainless steel. More
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MB Architecture constructs university building from shipping containers in one day
American firm MB Architecture has used shipping containers to quickly and cheaply build a media lab for Bard College in New York's Hudson Valley. More
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Angular roofs funnel daylight into coastal summer house inspired by traditional Estonian buildings
This summer house in the Estonian village of Muraste comprises a cluster of timber volumes topped with faceted roofs and triangular roof lights that allow natural light to pour into the interiors. More
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Atelier Pierre Thibault builds geometric white house in Quebec woods
This white residence hidden amongst the trees in rural Quebec is shrouded by a grid of white slats, which filters light coming into the home. More
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Wernerfield elevates Treebox guest house on wooded site in Texas
Architecture studio Wernerfield has raised this dwelling in Texas several metres off the ground, to provide guests with a sensation of "floating in the forest". More
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Charles Cunniffe spruces up treehouse in Aspen with local assistance
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
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Birds and humans share wooden treehouse in western Canada by Studio North
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
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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson creates remote holiday retreat in Ontario forest
Nestled into a wooded hillside, this residence by US firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Canadian studio Bohlin Grauman Miller Architects has large glass walls offering picturesque views. More
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Blackened wood house by Robert Hutchison provides retreat in Seattle forest
This black woodland house by Robert Hutchison Architecture on the outskirts of Seattle is set around a gravelled courtyard, which provides its residents with a secluded outdoor space safe from roaming elk. More
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Single-room cabin by JacobsChang is set among trees in upstate New York
Manhattan studio JacobsChang designed this tiny blackened timber cabin on a shoestring budget for clients who built it in a forest in upstate New York with the help of their friends. More
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North Arrow Studio's Texas woodland residence takes cues from Mies van der Rohe
Austin-based North Arrow Studio has raised this glazed house on stilts to offer its residents elevated views over tree tops in rural Texas, using the iconic Farnsworth House as a reference. More
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Alma-nac slots angular openings into timber-clad gables of House in the Woods
Triangular windows are set beneath the pitched roofs of this house in England's South Downs National Park, which London studio Alma-nac designed to sit discreetly in its wooded setting. More
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Birdseye Design clads Vermont dwelling in salvaged wooden boards
American studio Birdseye Design took cues from traditional woodsheds while creating this guesthouse for a forested site in northern Vermont. More
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Two families share wooded Mexican retreat by AE Arquitectos
Mexican studio Andrés Escobar Arquitectos has completed a pitched-roof home that sits atop a stone plinth in the woods of Tapalpa, a small town in the western state of Jalisco. More
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Lumo Arkitektur adds glass and log volumes to Nøjkærhus Culture House
A+Awards: four adjoining house-shaped volumes built using different materials make up this outdoor pursuits centre in Denmark by Lumo Arkitektur – a 2016 Architizer A+Awards winner. More
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UberRaum Architects staggers Cloud Cuckoo House to offer views of Rhine Valley
UberRaum Architects has added a stepped wooden extension to this mountainside house in Germany's Black Forest, offering its residents views of the surrounding trees and valley. More
