Gardens bookend Yo Ju Courtyard House in Washington by Wittman Estes
Seattle architecture studio Wittman Estes drew on ancient Chinese landscape paintings and principles of garden design for this black house in Washington. More
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A house designed by Aston Martin features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features Sylvan Rock, a home designed by luxury carmaker Aston Martin. More
Lost House by David Adjaye features black interiors and bedroom with a pool
Black walls, built-in raw concrete furniture and a fish pond in a lightwell define Lost House, a residential project designed by David Adjaye in London's King's Cross, which has recently come on the market. More
Aston Martin collaborates with S3 Architecture to design first residential project
US studio S3 Architecture worked with luxury carmaker Aston Martin's architectural design service to create Sylvan Rock, an angular black-cedar home in Hudson Valley, New York. More
Large windows and cantilevers animate House on 36th by Beebe Skidmore
A cantilevered upper storey with symmetrical, glazed dormers is the focal point of House on 36th, which Beebe Skidmore has completed for a young family relocating to Portland, USA. More
Prism House + Terrace Room by Smiljan Radić is an "exercise in repetition and replication"
A tree grows through a wooden deck between two angular black volumes that form this house that architect Smiljan Radić has designed near a national park in Chile. More
Desai Chia Architecture perches black Ledge House on rocky hillside
New York practice Desai Chia Architecture has wrapped a house in Connecticut situated on top of a rocky ledge with charred cedar and large windows that overlook the hilly landscape. More
Matte-black house Las Golondrinas is a sanctuary for retirement in Valle de Bravo
Architecture firm PPAA has designed a black house atop a sloped site in Mexico's Valle de Bravo region with a swimming pool that meets the tree canopy. More
Vondalwig Architecture refreshes mid-century house in New York with blackened wood
New York studio Vondalwig Architecture has overhauled the exterior of a 1960s house in Hudson Valley with blackened wood, and updated the interiors with features like white-painted brick and a curved pink wall. More
Winter Architecture contrasts black facade of Melbourne townhouse with minimal white interiors
Beyond the black facade of this 1990s townhouse in Melbourne's South Yarra neighbourhood are a series of simple, white-painted living spaces designed by Winter Architecture. More
Black wood and glass volumes stagger down Oregon woodland to form Royal house
US architecture firm William Kaven Architecture has stepped a black house with expansive balconies down a wooded ground to overlook an Oregon forest. More
MB Architecture stacks shipping containers to form Amagansett holiday home
US studio MB Architecture has stacked shipping containers to construct this black holiday house in Amagansett, New York in a few days. More
Black concrete skylights protrude from House for the Poem of the Right Angle by Smiljan Radić
Architect Smiljan Radić has designed this secluded black-concrete house among woodland in Vilches, Chile, to feature three huge rooflights that extend at odd angles. More
Alison Brooks designs Windward House to intensify the "joy of living with art"
Alison Brooks Architects has built an art-filled black house alongside a Georgian farmhouse in Gloucestershire that has been converted into a dedicated gallery space. More
Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage saved by Art Fund campaign
UK charity Art Fund's crowdfunding campaign to save artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman's cottage in Dungeness from being sold to a private owner has been successful. More
TAP Architects builds black house atop old granite mill in Scotland
The stone base of a former mill has been repurposed as a raised plinth for house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, designed by TAP Architects. More
Michael Hennessey creates modern bay windows for San Francisco townhouse
Large stretches of glass front this black house in San Francisco, which local firm Michael Hennessey Architecture designed to exhibit alternatives to "conventional building strategies". More
Skinny house squeezed into dense Tokyo neighbourhood
A skinny house clad in black steel by Apollo Architects & Associates slots into a tiny plot of land in Tokyo, Japan, and features minimalist interiors. More
Black facades contrast pale interiors in Lluvia house by PPAA
Courtyards and double-height spaces create a bright and airy atmosphere inside this black house in Mexico City, which was designed by architecture studio PPAA. More
Art Fund campaigns to save Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage from private sale
UK charity Art Fund has released photos of filmmaker Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, England, as part of its fundraising campaign to prevent the renowned house and garden from being sold. More