Six black houses in Canada by Alain Carle Architecte
Canadian architect Alain Carle seems to have a thing for black. Here are six of his studio's minimalist residential projects clad in charred wood, dark metal or painted brick. More
![La Heronniere by Alain Carle Architecte]()
![Les Rorquals by Alain Carle Architecte]()
Intersecting gabled sheds form "abstract and intriguing" house by Alain Carle Architecte
Alain Carle Architecte has completed a black home in Quebec, with a split-level organisation that creates "interior landscapes" for its owners to inhabit. More
![Bluecerigo Studios by Alain Carle Architecte]()
Minimal photography studio in Montreal has plenty of children's play spaces
A padded playroom for children features in this photography studio in Montreal, designed by local practice Alain Carle Architecte to look more like a minimal home than a workplace. More
![Residence Maribou by Alain Carle Architecte]()
Alain Carle Architecte renovates rundown Résidence Maribou chalet in Canada
This rural Quebec chalet from the 1960s faced demolition, but was salvaged and given a new life by Montreal-based studio Alain Carle Architecte, which sought to restore the home's original charm. More
![Aesop Montreal by Alain Carle Architecte]()
Aesop Montreal store by Alain Carle draws on local jazz heritage
Dark green suede and brass details were used by Alain Carle Architecte to make this store for skincare brand Aesop feel like a jazz club. More
![True North by Alain Carle Architecte]()
Alain Carle Architecte completes minimalist home in Ontario
Board-formed concrete and black metal cladding characterise this house in rural Ontario by Alain Carle Architecte, which was designed to complement its man-made landscape. More
![La Héronnière by Alain Carle]()
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
![La Charbonnière by Alain Carle Architecte]()
Burnt cedar clads mountainside home in Quebec by Alain Carle
Canadian studio Alain Carle Architecte has embedded a black, sculptural dwelling into a sloped site overlooking the St Lawrence River. More
![MG2 by Alain Carle Architecte]()
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
![L'Écran House by Alain Carle Architecte]()
Sprawling Quebec house by Alain Carle contrasts black brick with warm cedar
Canadian architect Alain Carle added cedar panelling to selected parts of this black-painted brick house in Quebec, highlighting terraces, window reveals and entrances (+ slideshow). More
