Cabins

Architect Lucas Maino Fernandez designs a two-tiered home with a sloped roof that draws an inconspicuous line through the trees.

Polygoon Architecture creates a compact home that blends into the woods of northern Belgium.

The 376-square-foot Pine Nut Cabane by Daab Design adds a minimal guest suite with plywood interiors and matte-black finishes to a multigenerational family getaway.

Naturehumaine uses a pathway to split a cabin’s floor plan in two, but a unified material palette and gable roofline keep things visually connected.

Situated near a nature reserve in Puerto Varas, this dwelling by Iván Bravo Architects combines private and public spaces in a structure that is both rural and contemporary.

Moliving’s luxe cabins will complete Hurley House, a lakeside retreat set to open this summer in upstate New York.

Though this 190-square-foot hideaway is a solo retreat, the act of creating it proved to be uniting, not isolating, for Rico Castillero and Duane Reed.

Pirinen Salo Oy looks to church architecture and the illusions of cinema to craft an inspirational lakeside retreat.

A couple and their son select a compact model by Manta North to serve as a retreat from their hectic life in Riga.

The Silhouette House by Lazor/Office is a two-part wood, glass, and steel building united by a sprawling system of decks and walkways.

A sweeping roofline creates a surprisingly spacious interior for this holiday home located eight hours north of Stockholm.

Melbourne designer Robbie Walker reconfigures two containers with plywood paneling, a hydraulic deck, and steel screens to create a rugged, all-weather escape.

Architect Robert Swinburne deploys a collaborative building approach and hyperlocal materials to craft a home that celebrates the land it’s built on.

From a camper turned tiny home on the Nicaragua coast to a family’s adorable roving RV, these retreats have us yearning for a field trip of our own.

The prefab design by Wiercinski Studio looks right at home tucked into its lush surrounds, but it was born to roam.

Reflective facades camouflage these prefabs in their forested setting, giving visitors a new way to escape.

Using recycled materials and by-hand techniques, Thomas Bossel of Pax Architects traded out refinement for rough-hewn edges to create an idyllic escape for his young family.

Fatigued by skyrocketing housing costs and the modern world’s waning connection to nature, Lee Loewen and Payam Shalchian create an off-grid-capable tiny house.

Perched on a cliff above the North Saskatchewan River, this 240-square-foot family retreat soaks up jaw-dropping views.

In a break from his regular programming, lighting designer Brendan Ravenhill crafts a love letter to New England’s functional but cozy architecture.

A glass-and-steel retreat in Finnish Lapland is designed to bring its owner as close to nature as possible.

Latvia’s My Cabin has created three prefab structures—a sauna, an office space, and a home—that can be purchased à la carte, or as one turnkey retreat.

Along the Nordic nation’s southeast coast, Line Solgaard Arkitekter creates a magical family getaway that stands in symbiosis with its surroundings.

In the Andes, architect Sergio Araneda creates an ecological refuge that embraces the surrounding woods and treads lightly on the land.

This temporary accommodation for traveling professors tilts toward the water like the bow of a boat.

Designed by two Bordeaux-based architects as their family vacation home, the 850-square-foot structure sits on raised platforms that allow the surrounding ecosystem to prosper.

Returning to its roots, local firm Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos creates a gable-roofed vacation home while preserving the surrounding flora.

Designed by Sala Architects, Metal Lark Tower is the first cabin to open at Nordlys Lodging, a 140-acre property where nature rules.

With its large covered porch and glazed walls, the Beaver Creek Cabin frames the forest like a picture.

Birds fluttering overhead gave Barry Connor inspiration for the compact cabin, which is positioned for some of the most spectacular night-sky viewing in the world.

Chief architect of Moscow Sergey Kuznetsov creates an alluring hideaway in Nikola-Lenivets Art Park.

Architect Jiri Lev’s home is a prototype for forward-looking architecture that could make a positive societal impact in Australia.

Inspired by the idea of a living organism, Madeiguincho designed a 188-square-foot cabin that collects, stores, and reuses rainwater and produces food and energy.

Mariana de Delás revitalizes an old stone hut, devising a portable “solar wheelbarrow” to recharge its batteries.

On family property, architect Lionel Ballmer builds a compact home almost entirely out of wood.

Risa Boyer designs a tiny, light-filled cabin for a retired couple after a devastating fire.