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Turkish practice SO? has created a prototype floating shelter which could be used as emergency housing following an earthquake in Istanbul. The prototype, named Fold and Float, is designed to be emergency acco...

Inspired by traditional fisherman´s cabins, Czech studio Atelier 111 Architekti has designed a small cabin on a bank of a pond, which is surrounded by a picturesque scenery. Its size is limited by the legislat...

With their Journey to Zero campaign, launching this summer, Finnish renewable energy company Neste is looking for ways to build a world with minimal emissions. The first lap of this journey, the Nolla cabin, ha...

Nowadays we live in a world where we are extremely busy and from time to time we need to escape from it. Escape from the stress, duties, and civilizations back to our roots where it all started. With this in mi...

Set in the heart of Joshua Tree National Park, California, the Folly cabins are a pair of off-grid, rusted barns which have been turned into a holiday home – which you can rent now for a stay. Built in 1954...

Designed by Australian practice Liminal Studio, the new RACT Freycinet Lodge Coastal Pavilions offer an immersive accommodation experience within the coastal bush of the Freycinet National Park on Tasmania’s ...

Bjarke Ingels Group has teamed up with designer and interior architect Søren Rose to create A45', a tiny off-grid home for Klein that can be built within 4-6 months in any location. The design evolves f...

Founded by Xavier Leclair, Slow Cabins is a Belgian company that allows guests to rent one of three tiny cabins located in secret locations across Belgium. Slow Cabins helps city dwellers recharging their b...

Nestled high on the hills of Kimo near Gundagai, in rural New South Wales, Australia, JR’s Eco Hut is luxury glamping style accommodation for two. It is the latest addition to Kimo Estate, a second generatio...

Uruguay’s new Sacromonte Landscape Hotel is designed to disappear into its surroundings thanks to its mirrored facade. Conceived for wine lovers and designed by MAPA Architects, the hotel is set in the wild s...

The Eco-hotel by Atelier Lavit is located in the fishing reserve of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a few kilometers away from Avignon, in the south-east of France. The ten suites evoke primitive buildings on the shore o...

Slate Cabin was designed by Sydney-based architecture studio TRIAS as a writer's retreat perched on the edge of Snowdonia National Park in Mid Wales. An international competition prompted the studio's proposal...

Calgary-based Studio North has created the Birdhut, a tree house that is meant to be used by humans and birds. Immersed in the tree canopy in Windermere, a small village in western Canada's Columbia Valley, t...

Stockholm-based architecture firm Utopia Arkitekter has designed Skýli, a tent-like shelter conceived to provide a cozy retreat along some of the most famous trekking trails in Iceland. Skýli means “shelte...

The 72 Hour Cabins, launched by Visit Sweden in collaboration with West Sweden Tourist Board, can reduce stress by 70% – according to a new study – and now you can book one online. These tiny shelters a...

Slovenian firm Ofis arhitekti has created a self-sufficient wooden living unit that can be easily built and dismantled, meant for leisure activities or disaster areas. The cabin, developed by OFIS architects...

Initially built as a small storage space, this shed — now renamed La Colombière (Dovery) — was later rearranged by Canadian practice YH2 architecture into a forest refuge that reminds a bird huts. In...

Paris-based studio Freaks Architects has recently refurbished a preexisting concrete fishing shack built in the 50's on a rock, facing the sea on the west coast of France, in the Cotentin region, where came ...

Danish retailer VIPP has created a plug and play getaway that allows you to escape urban chaos in a 55 square metre all-inclusive nature retreat called 'Shelter'. The Vipp cabin consists of a metal-and-glass re...

Japanese brand Muji has unveiled a compact prefabricated hut which will go on sale this autumn in Japan for $27,000 USD. "It's not as dramatic as owning a house or a vacation home, but it's not as basic as...

Melbourne-based Branch Studio Architects designed this studio and retreat space in Australia with a low-tech aesthetic that emphasizes connection with its surrounding. From the very first discussion with the c...