Architect Alejandro Soffia pieced together a series of modules and covered them in bright yellow corrugated panels to form this prefabricated woodland residence in Pucón, Chile. More about Prefab Yellow House by Alejandro Soffia contrasts Chilean landscape
Two stone boxes staggered and cantilevered down the mountains of Nuevo León, Mexico form this residence designed by Monterrey studio P+0 Arquitectura. More about P+0 Arquitectura's Casa Bedolla nestles among trees on Mexican mountain
Santiago-based studio Aguilo + Pedraza Arquitectos has elevated this glass, concrete and wooden house above its Chilean landscape setting to offer views of oak trees, a lake and five volcanoes. More about Stilted Apus House by Aguilo + Pedraza peeks through Chilean forest
Monterrey-based studio P+0 Arquitectura has wrapped concrete terraces and staircases around this residence to make the most of its setting among wooded mountains in Mexico. More about Offset concrete boxes form Casa 2I4E retreat for a couple and their dog in Mexican landscape
Oslo-based architect Espen Surnevik has nestled the PAN Treetop Cabins on slender stilts among the treetops of Finnskogen, a woodland in east Norway. More about Espen Surnevik elevates pair of treetop cabins on stilts in Norwegian forest
Two matching elevated cabins have been nestled into a woodland by Snøhetta, to improve the treatment of patients at two of Norway's largest hospitals by immersing them in nature. More about Snøhetta completes wooden Outdoor Care Retreats at two Norwegian hospitals
Architecture firm Cadaval & Solà-Morales has used fallen and dead trees found around this house in Mexico to imprint its concrete exterior, which is painted black to help disguise it amongst the forest. More about Cadaval & Solà-Morales' Y-shaped Casa de la Roca hides in Mexican woodland
This elevated, cedar-clad treehouse in New York's Ulster County features a huge window that offers views of woodland and mountains, and a path to a lake and a hot tub. More about Antony Gibbon builds stilted wooden treehouse in Upstate New York forest
American studio MW Works has designed a compact cabin in a Washington forest with exterior walls clad in weathered cedar and blackened cement. More about Little House by MW Works sits on bluff overlooking Washington's Puget Sound
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 about Connecticut Residence by Cutler Anderson straddles a woodland pond
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 about Sliding doors connect school building by Studio Weave to playground and woods
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 about Foraged materials form artist's home and studio in Washington woodland
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 about Altus designs Minnesota home and accompanying "shiny shed" to blend with the forest
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 about MB Architecture constructs university building from shipping containers in one day
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 about Angular roofs funnel daylight into coastal summer house inspired by traditional Estonian buildings
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 about Atelier Pierre Thibault builds geometric white house in Quebec woods
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 about Wernerfield elevates Treebox guest house on wooded site in Texas
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
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
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 about Bohlin Cywinski Jackson creates remote holiday retreat in Ontario forest