This cool house designed by E - M.R.A.K. is built of dry-stacked, rough-cut lumber, held together only by its construction weight to make it completely adaptable. Basically, it's just a (very nice looking) pile of wood.

This excellent floor pattern was put together with remnant pieces of linoleum left over from a range of projects. Very cool pattern and smart waste use. Above the parts are laid loose for a test fit.

materialicious' last architecture roundup. Something better this way comes... Shown: House in Brione, Wespi de Meuron Architects.

The Joshua Tree, designed by the Italian firm Hangar Prefab, is described as a 'mountain refuge', and has a steel skin and wooden interior. Gorgeous.

Yakisugi House is another brilliant project by Professor Terunobu Fujimori, who also did Takasugi-an ('Too High Teahouse), posted here previously by me.

Designed by Pulltab Design as a space for both reading and entertaining, the East Village Penthouse is part of a larger private residence located on the top floor of an early 1900’s Manhattan walkup.

The parents of a lucky Parisian kid hired H²O architectes to create a private space for him in a disused garden shed in the backyard. The interior is all birch ply, on three levels, with dedicated areas for sleeping, living/study, and a bathroom.

Anyone for living in a Möbius strip? The Klein Bottle House by McBride Charles Ryan Architects, located in Rye, Australia, is just about the last word in rad houses...

Jan Korbes’ Garbage Architecture in The Netherlands focuses on: “objects interiors research and workshops based on recovered waste materials”. One example is a set of stairs made from woods reclaimed from an old castle.

The brothers Stankey have finally completed their 'Rustic Reuse Cabin', built from 2 shipping containers and located on their family property in northern Minnesota. And it only cost 15 grand. Awesome.

Arkitekhus is a firm building and selling houses designed by some well-known Swedish architects - Thomas Sandell, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Gert Wingårdh, and Tham & Videgård Hansson. Gorgeous stuff.

These really cool 'hanging box stairs' by Blencowe-Levine are part of a roof studio addition to a home in Battersea.

Hotel Aire de Bardenas is located near a national park and biosphere reserve on the plains of Navarre, Spain.

Italian designer Dum Dum Arredamente's home is La Casa Nella Cisterna, a converted ancient water tower. How cool is that?

The Archipelago House by Tham and Videgård Hansson Arkitekter is located in the outer Stockholm archipelago. It's zig-zag shape creates a series of outside spaces sheltered from the strong sea winds. Awesome.

Learn mosaics from the masters: take a workshop at the Orsoni Glass Foundry in Venice and stay in the fabulous restored Domus Orsoni while you're at it. Workshops are 3 days, 1 week and two weeks. I'm going!

The Marcel Breuer-designed Wolfson Trailer House. Located in Dutchess County, NY, this iconic house has a fabulous artist's studio by Tip Dorsel.

The structure of the Upcher House by Bates Masi is an adjustable cantilevering rack system normally used in lumberyards. Located in East Hampton, the house only cost $228,000 to build. Two stories, with a loft and a catwalk that's outta sight!

Onigiri House, by NKS Architects, was designed and built for an elderly couple in the Japanese countryside. The 'quasi-triangle' tube shaped house is built entirely of cedar normally used for ship scaffolding. And I totally want to live there.

Hansen Living introduces three new eco-friendly solid wood kitchen designs by architect Knut Knapper. Handcrafted, warm, all-natural modernism at its best.

This cabin in Normandy by Lode Architects looks ordinary enough from the outside, but the inside is something else.

ARCHIZOOM presents: Julius Shulman Photographe, "A Life for Architecture", an exhibition at the Frankfurt Museum of Architecture.
February 21 - April 4, 2008.

JaG's House by MATADOR atelier d'architecture is stunning in it's minimalist simplicity and beauty.

Green Roof Workshop was designed by Harrison Architects for an amateur cabinetmaker and his wife to house his workshop and the couple's prize vintage Mercedes. I love those polycarbonate clerestory windows...

Julie Martin has started a new company called Martin House-To-Go with the goal of making an affordable tiny house that can easily be moved from place to place on a trailer.

The beautiful green-roofed Hof Country Residence is located in the Skakafjördur Fjord of Iceland, less than 100km from the Arctic Circle. Designed by Studio Granda Architects. Just look at that countryside!

The Cape Schank House in Victoria, AU, has an internal water tank that cools the ambient air temperature of the living room during summer, supplies rain water to the house and garden, and structurally carries the roof load.

Three works by architect/teacher Sami Rintala: Boxhome, Hotel Kirkenes and Floating Sauna (shown).

Haus 9x9, designed by Titus Bernhard Architekten and located in Bavaria, is a fascinating stone house built using gabions (rubble-filled wire baskets).

Verana, a fabulous resort located in a remote area on the Mexican Pacific coast, recently completed their V Houses, inspired by Jo Scheer’s Treehouse ‘Hooches’. I want me a hooch!

zecc architekten converted a disused water tower into an amazing minimalist home. Shown is one of the bedrooms up top.

Holiday House in the Alps, Scheidegg, Switzerland. Designed by Andreas Fuhrimann and Gabrielle Hächler, this house has incredible panoramic views!

Staffan Strindberg's 'Red Cabin by the Sea', a modern interpretation of the traditional Swedish 'Red Stuga'.

The Hut in the Tree, a more modern version of the Too High Teahouse.....

Hotel ElquiDomos: an astronomy themed hotel comprised of dome-tents set on platforms, way up in the Andes in Chile. Designed by Nicolás Fones of F3 Arquitectos. Wanna live in one? You can...

'The Shack at Hinkle Farm', an ultra-minimalist getaway cabin built from off-the-shelf materials. I want one just like it!

The port-a-bach is a relocatable cabin made from a 20-foot shipping container, complete with kitchen & bath and sleeps four.

Mixing ancient and modern: Laurent Savioz' 'Conversion of a Dwelling' for an artist in Chamoson, Switzerland. Gorgeous.

The tiny, minimalist Williams Cabin by Stephen Atkinson is located in Durango, Colorado. What more do you need in a modern getaway cabin, seriously?!

The Floating Boathouse and the Sleeping Cottage, both designed by Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample of MOS, are located on an island in Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada.

Le Cabanon is a 215sf 'minimal habitat' that architect Cyril Brulé designed and built for himself to live in, complete with kitchen and bath, on his family's property deep in the heart of the Burgundy region of France.

The Acrylic House by Takeshi Hosaka Architects is brilliant. They were able to do things with acrylic panels that simply cannot be done with glass...

A new house in Sea Ranch, by Nick Noyes. Simple elegance.

The denim brand G-STAR RAW’s interior design team took a vintage steel canal ferry boat and refitted it into a wicked cool looking party boat that you can rent. Located on the Amstel River.

The Wis Tavern Building, Frank and Lisa Mauceri’s renovated home (and office of their company, Smog Veil Records) is the first LEED-H Gold Certified home in Illinois. What a nice home!

Bryan Meyer and Anne Ryans's 220sf off-grid Clara Cabin located in Northern Minnesota is described as “a glorified tent - a primitive room in the woods”...

The Seashell House, one of a trio of wonderful wooden houses by Finnish architect Olavi Koponen. Green, baby, Green...