The cabin measures a snug 115 sq ft (10 sq m) and consists of a timber frame, with the exterior finished in either black or silver metal, or natural wood.

But how can a simple timber framer stand up to to the energy industry? He found inspiration in the works of Henry David Thoreau, and built a cabin.

Meet Clara & Edwin, a young couple living off-grid in a self-built tiny home in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. After spending three years helping family friends rebuild their timber frame cabin ...

I designed a small single-room timber frame cabin and then found a local timber-framer through a contact at the North House Folk School in Grand Marais.

To capture the lantern effect, the architects hung a bespoke layered cladding system from the timber frame and laser cut marine-grade plywood rain screen for the building’s four exterior walls.

A steep, pine-clad roof shelters this simple timber cabin in the Swedish mountains, designed by London-based architect Tina Bergman.

Learn more about the families who helped build their own cabins using cross-laminated timber, elevated, low-impact design and more green building practices.