<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.phaidon.com%2Fstore%2Farchitecture%2Fblack-architecture-in-monochrome-9780714874722%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">"Black: Architecture in Monochrome," </a>published by Phaidon, explores an array of black buildings. The owners of Black Desert house wanted a home that resembled a shadow. It's built on a 2.5-acre site between rock formations in the California High Desert.
Black Desert by Oller & Pejic (Yucca Valley, California) —
"Black: Architecture in Monochrome," published by Phaidon, explores an array of black buildings. The owners of Black Desert house wanted a home that resembled a shadow. It's built on a 2.5-acre site between rock formations in the California High Desert.
Courtesy Oller & Pejic Architecture/Marc Angeles
This homeless shelter in Pamplona, Spain is constructed from black corrugated aluminum to offer minimal visibility internally, while protecting the privacy of its residents.
Homeless shelter by Larraz Arquitectos (Pamplona, Spain) —
This homeless shelter in Pamplona, Spain is constructed from black corrugated aluminum to offer minimal visibility internally, while protecting the privacy of its residents.
Courtesy Larraz Arquitectos/Iñaki Bergera
The LeJeune residence in Canada was built in 1890, and once housed the groomsmen who wealthy locals' horses.
LeJeune Residence by Architecture Open Form (Montreal, Quebec) —
The LeJeune residence in Canada was built in 1890, and once housed the groomsmen who wealthy locals' horses.
Courtesy MXMA Architecture & Design/Adrien Williams
The Búðakirkja Church is one of only three black-painted religious structures in Iceland. The exterior was treated with black pitch (a technique which dates back to the Vikings) to achieve its distinctive look.
Búðakirkja Church (Búðir, Iceland) —
The Búðakirkja Church is one of only three black-painted religious structures in Iceland. The exterior was treated with black pitch (a technique which dates back to the Vikings) to achieve its distinctive look.
Courtesy Della Huff
A family of five live in this build in Japan. Although the exterior is entirely black, the interior is the polar opposite and offers stark white surroundings.
LIFT by Apollo Architects & Associates (Sendai, Japan) —
A family of five live in this build in Japan. Although the exterior is entirely black, the interior is the polar opposite and offers stark white surroundings.
Courtesy Apollo Architects & Associates
This family home was cast in tinted black concrete and is made up of a series of connected trapezoids.
Concrete House II by A-cero (Madrid, Spain) —
This family home was cast in tinted black concrete and is made up of a series of connected trapezoids.
Courtesy A-ceroarchitects/Luis H. Segovia
Hidden deep inside a Wisconsin forest, the Stacked Cabin sits at the end of a disused logging trail. Inside, a workshop and storage rooms can be found, as well as a spacious living area and multiple bedrooms.
Stacked Cabin by Johnsen Schmaling Architects (Muscoda, Wisconsin) —
Hidden deep inside a Wisconsin forest, the Stacked Cabin sits at the end of a disused logging trail. Inside, a workshop and storage rooms can be found, as well as a spacious living area and multiple bedrooms.
Courtesy Johnsen Schmaling Architects/John J.Macaulay
Kirkjubøargarðu or "King's Farm" is an 11th-century house and is thought to be one of the oldest continually inhabited wooden houses in the world. Its black color is the result of the wood being treated with a tar mixture.
Kirkjubøargarðu (Faroe Islands, Denmark) —
Kirkjubøargarðu or "King's Farm" is an 11th-century house and is thought to be one of the oldest continually inhabited wooden houses in the world. Its black color is the result of the wood being treated with a tar mixture.
Courtesy Andy Sutton / Alamy Stock Photo
The mid-century modern design of the D'Angelo Law Library sits amongst the Gothic, ivy-covered buildings that make up the campus of the University of Chicago Law School. The library sits on a foundation of Indiana limestone -- the very same stone that features heavily in its neighboring buildings.
D'Angelo Law Library at the University of Chicago Law School by Eero Saarinen (Chicago, llinois) —
The mid-century modern design of the D'Angelo Law Library sits amongst the Gothic, ivy-covered buildings that make up the campus of the University of Chicago Law School. The library sits on a foundation of Indiana limestone -- the very same stone that features heavily in its neighboring buildings.
Courtesy Bruce Leighty
This black building houses a museum that explores the history and culture of the Mediterranean. The structure consists of a rounded glass cube draped in a lace of fiber-reinforced, high-performance concrete.
Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations by Rudy Ricciotti (Marseille,France) —
This black building houses a museum that explores the history and culture of the Mediterranean. The structure consists of a rounded glass cube draped in a lace of fiber-reinforced, high-performance concrete.
Courtesy Rudy Ricciotti/Lisa Ricciotti
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.phaidon.com%2Fstore%2Farchitecture%2Fblack-architecture-in-monochrome-9780714874722%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">"Black: Architecture in Monochrome," </a>published by Phaidon, is out now.
"Black: Architecture in Monochrome," published by Phaidon, is out now.
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