The main feature of this New Zealand’s house is an boundless space surrounding it. The house sits long and low in this large and multi-layered landscape. The dark corrugated iron walls blend with the dark lines of Macrocarpa shelter planting in the distance. Thanks to a large size of the site, Parsonson Architects choose not...
Dark Single-Family House on a Very Small Inner City Lot
This 2,300 square feet single-family house is located on a very small inner city lot in the one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. This neighborhood was ravaged by the Great Fire of 1917 and, more recently, by a new freeway half a block from the site so the topographic conditions wasn’t very well during the...
Contemporary Dark Glass House with City Skyline Views
Designed by Brian Bell and David Yocum the Ansley Glass House is located in an historic downtown neighborhood, with a mature tree canopy and direct views to the immediate city skyline. The project replaces a series of additions to a 1910-era house with a new glass-lined living space including a garage, kitchen, family room, library,...
Low Maintenance Home with Dark Exterior – Somers Courtyard House
Somers Courtyard House is designed by Rowan Opat Architects, as a dark object which perfectly fits the shadows of surrounding bush land, one hour from Melbourne. Even though the house exterior is made of dark timber the interior and the courtyard in contrast have lighter color. Ceilings of the house are made of cedar board...
Stealth House – Contrasted Contemporary House on a Beautiful Site
This 246 square meter house is a low-lying long, dark object placed in Acton Park, Australia. It’s located as far from trees as possible to maximize sun penetration. House color is highly contrast with surrounded landscape but building’s exterior seeks to disappear like a stealth bomber into the shadows of the adjacent mature pine trees....