From a home formed of two overlapping volumes in Alabama to a structure on a narrow site in San Francisco, we've rounded up 11 houses in the United States with striking black facades.
While there is a variety of different styles and material choices between the different states, black cladding is a unifying trend throughout the swampy climates of the Deep South and the wintery northern states.
The featured houses are clad in dark materials ranging from blackened wooden planks, steel and shingles, each accentuating their geometric forms.
Opting for black on a facade can increase heat absorption and certain types of materials, such as charred wood as opposed to painted, can reduce maintenance and the need to refinish exteriors.
Read on for 11 recently completed houses in the US with bold black exteriors:
Photo by David Mitchell
Southampton Home, New York, by Timothy Godbold
Architect Timothy Godbold renovated this house on Long Island in New York state, painting its cedar exterior black to coat the imperfections in the aged wood.
According to Godbold, the "lairs" of villains from the James Bond movies informed his overhaul of the house, which features steep trapezoidal volumes.
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Fowl River Cabin, Alabama, by Tall Architects
This X-shaped house and its roof are clad in black corrugated metal, chosen for cost efficiency, ease of installation, durability and to help the structure "disappear within ...