A <n>barn house</n> style holiday home in Norway.

The <n>Saltviga House</n> by <n>Kolman Boye Architects</n>, with wood off-cuts from <n>Dinesen</n>. Photo by <n>Johan Dehlin</n>.

The <n>Project-Ö cabin</n> in Finland's Archipelago National Park. Photo by <n>Marc Goodwin</n>.

<n>Villa Rauhanniemi</n>, the lakeside retreat of Finnish interior architect <n>Joanna Laajisto</n>.

<n>Granary House</n> in Arouca, Portugal, by <n>Marta Brandão</n> and <n>Mimahousing</n>. Photo by <n>José Campos</n>.

The <n>Cana Guesthouse</n> in Bhamdoun, Lebanon. Designed and photographed by <n>Carl Gerges</n>.

<n>Haus am Stürcherwald</n> in Laterns, Austria, designed by <n>Bernardo Bader Architekten</n>. Photo by <n>Adolf Bereuter</n>.

Bernardo Bader perches larch-clad home over concrete plinth in Austrian mountains

Holiday home at Lake Þingvallavatn in Iceland, designed by <n>KRADS</n>.

The <n>3 Elements House</n> in Argentina, designed by architect <n>Agustín Lozada</n>. Photo by <n>Federico Cairoli</n>.

A compact cabin in Normandy, France, designed by Paris-based firm <n>arba</n>. Photo by <n>Jérémie Léon</n>.

<n>Longbranch Residence</n> in Washington, designed by <n>mwworks</n>. Photo by <n>Andrew Pogue</n>.

The <n>House on Orø</n> by <n>Jespersen Nødtvedt</n>.

Detail of <n>Maison Koya</n> by <n>Atelier Carle</n>. Photo by <n>Raphaël Thibodeau</n>.

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The <n>BHM / Brekkuskógur</n> vacation rental cottage in Iceland, designed by <n>Arkibúllan</n>. Photo by <n>Christopher Lund</n>.

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The <n>VA House</n> in Oaxaca, designed by <n>Omar López Bautista</n> of <n>ET.co</n>. Photo by <n>Amy Bello</n>.

Interior of <n>House in Vuissens</n> by <n>Deschenaux Architectes</n>. Photo by <n>Rasmus Norlander</n>.

The <n>Ledge House</n> (2019) by <n>Desai Chia Architecture</n> features a charred cedar exterior. Photo by <n>Paul Warchol</n>.

<n>Tanglewood Cabin</n> in the Ozark Mountains, designed by <n>Marlon Blackwell Architects</n>.

<n>Holiday home by Þingvallavatn</n> in Iceland, designed by <n>KRADS</n>. Photo by <n>Marino Thorlacius</n>.

The <n>Fish Creek Road</n> residence in Saugerties, featuring <n>Shou Sugi Ban</n> preserved pine.

<n>Heatherhill Beach House</n> designed by <n>Norm Architects</n>. Photo by <n>Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen</n>.

<n>Looking Glass Lodge</n> in East Sussex, England, designed by <n>Michael Kendrick Architects</n>. Photo by <n>By TOM BIRD</n>.

A 1969 cabin in Maine, renovated by owners <n>Carisa Salerno</n> and <n>Aaron Levin</n>. Photo by <n>Carley Rudd</n>.

<n>Höghult House</n> (2020) in Sweden, designed by <n>Fabel Arkitektur</n>. Photo by <n>Mikael Olsson</n>.

<n>Project Archipelago</n> in <n>Finland’s Archipelago National Park</n>.

Garden design by <n>Acres Wild Country Garden Designers</n>.

Brutalist <n>Casa Mérida</n> in Yucatán, Mexico, designed by <n>Ludwig Godefroy</n>. Photo by <n>Rory Gardiner</n>.

<n>The View</n> holiday homes in the village of <n>Bøur</n>, Faroe Islands.

The <n>Mockingbird</n> house in Paradise Valley, Arizona, designed by <n>The Ranch Mine</n>. Photo by <n>Dan Ryan Studio</n>.

<n>The Filmmaker's Hut</n> in Iisalmi, Finland, designed by <n>Pirinen & Salo</n>. Photo by <n>Marc Goodwin</n>.

A home on Long Island, New York, photographed by <n>Stephen Johnson</n>.

<n>House in Los Cocos</n> (2022) by <n>Ludwig Godefroy Architecture</n>. Photo by <n>Rory Gardiner</n>.