Filipe Saraiva's self-designed home is based on a child's drawing
Portuguese architect Filipe Saraiva chose black concrete panels for the walls of his family home, which is designed to look like a child's interpretation of a house. More
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Appareil Architecture's black metal cabin hides in a Quebec forest
Deep in the woods of Quebec, Canadian firm Appareil Architecture has built a black house with a matching smaller cabin, linked together with outdoor decking. More
Expansive deck divides levels of Canadian cliffside house by Alain Carle
Canadian firm Alain Carle Architecte has built a sustainable house in the mountains of Quebec as a retreat from modern conveniences. More
Monochrome Canadian ski lodge by Atelier Kastelic Buffey echoes traditional farmhouses
Toronto firm Atelier Kastelic Buffey has completed a black-and-white ski chalet in Ontario's Blue Mountains, echoing the forms of the area's traditional barns and farmhouses. More
Blackened wood house by Robert Hutchison provides retreat in Seattle forest
This black woodland house by Robert Hutchison Architecture on the outskirts of Seattle is set around a gravelled courtyard, which provides its residents with a secluded outdoor space safe from roaming elk. More
Rowland + Broughton nestles rectilinear Black Magic house into mountainous Colorado site
This metal-clad rural dwelling in the American West by Rowland + Broughton is designed to tread lightly on the earth and to provide expansive views of the landscape. More
Studio Bergtraun perches black cabin on steep slope in the Sierra Nevada mountains
California-based Studio Bergtraun has completed a holiday home in Tahoe, nestling a simple black volume clad in corrugated metal into the steep landscape. More
Muji to sell tiny blackened timber prefab huts for £21,000
Japanese brand Muji has unveiled its design for a compact nine-square-metre prefabricated house, which will go on sale later this year. More
Croatian mountain lodge by Tomislav Soldo designed to light up like a lantern through diagonal shutters
Black-painted larch clads this small house in Croatia, designed by architect Tomislav Soldo for a hill overlooking forests and mountains. More
Diamond, scalloped and brick-shaped shingles cover Melbourne house by Austin Maynard Architects
Slate shingles are arranged in various patterns across the outer walls of the house-shaped blocks that make up this multigenerational residence in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. More
Black corrugated metal encases loft-inspired Tokyo house by TakaTina
American studio TakaTina has created a stark family home on the outskirts of Tokyo, featuring bright white interiors inspired by the client's previous Brooklyn loft apartment and an inky black exterior. More
Black house in Melbourne provides sanctuary for sleeping-disorder sufferer
This blackened timber house in Melbourne curves around an olive tree garden, and was designed by BLOXAS Architecture for a client with a severe sleeping condition. More
Studio MM clads Hudson Valley hillside cabin in blackened wood
American firm Studio MM Architect has created a modern holiday dwelling for a forested site in upstate New York, which features a giant front door and a garage for its car-lover owner. More
Architecturefirm perches black country home on forested hilltop in Virginia
This modern vacation dwelling by US studio Architecturefirm consists of three rectilinear volumes arranged on a bluff "like a scattered group of stones around a campfire". More
Four volumes join at the centre of black Quebec home by Alain Carle
Alain Carle Architecte has completed a home in rural Quebec made up of a cluster of blackened-wood volumes that step down the sloping site. More
Black beachfront cabin in Canada contains expansive white interior
Living spaces are enclosed in a plywood box nested inside an expansive gabled volume in this Canadian lakeside property by La Shed Architecture. More
Charred timber and glass villa by VVKH Architecten is embedded in a sand dune
The blackened-timber facades of this house set in a coastal nature reserve near The Hague are interrupted by carefully positioned openings that frame views of the surrounding forest. More
Flat-packed cabin concept allows tiny houses to be assembled like IKEA furniture
A Vancouver-based startup's conceptual design for flat-packed recreational cabins would allow users to build for themselves, making the wilderness more readily accessible. More
Villa Le Lac is a glass-walled house overlooking Lake Geneva
Swiss architect Philippe Meyer has converted a former office building on the shore of Lake Geneva into a house with glass walls to provide expansive views of the surrounding scenery (+ slideshow). More
Climbing wall provides roof access at Cache Creek Residence by Carney Logan Burke
A climbing wall runs up one side of this corrugated metal-clad house in Jackson, Wyoming, by local architecture firm Carney Logan Burke (+ slideshow). More