Buero Wagner uses charred timber to clad lake house extension in Germany
The Black House by German architect studio Buero Wagner is a stack of differently sized rooms clad in blackened wood extending a house close to Lake Ammersee in Munich. More
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ZJJZ Atelier scatters 10 cabins across mountain in rural China
The Woodhouse Hotel, located in the remote village of Tuanjie in China's Guizhou Provence, is formed of 10 wooden cabins dotted amongst a forest on a mountain. More
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Tar-coated shingles cover Hudson Valley cottages by Thomas Phifer and Partners
American architecture studio Thomas Phifer and Partners included a pointy chapel among the tiny black buildings that form this residence in a clearing in Upstate New York. More
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Peter Pichler designs Tree House hotel rooms for forest in the Italian Dolomites
Sharply pointed roofs and blackened wood cladding characterise these treehouses that Peter Pichler Architecture has designed for a mountain forest in the Dolomites of northern Italy. More
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Charred cedar clads Ontario lake boathouse by Akb Architects
Toronto studio Akb Architects has designed this blackened wood holiday home and boathouse alongside a large deck for diving into an Ontario lake. More
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Studio B's V-Plan House in Aspen comprises black gabled forms
Colorado firm Studio B has created a dwelling in the Rocky Mountains that features black wooden cladding, sharply pointed roofs and cosy rooms awash in natural light. More
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Chris Collaris and i29 Interior Architects complete Tiny Holiday Home in the Netherlands
Tiny Holiday Home is a compact black house by i29 Interior Architects and Chris Collaris, which is designed to stand out like a minimalist sculpture within a nature reserve near Amsterdam, the Netherlands. More
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Studio Bark builds off-grid Black Barn in Suffolk meadow
Studio Bark has embedded an off-grid home, which has a tapered roofline that opens out to a glazed gable end with views over a meadow, in Suffolk, England. More
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Atelier Riri creates charred teak cabins at Kiyakabin resort in Indonesia
Indonesian architecture office Atelier Riri has completed a cluster of guest cabins clad in charred teak that surround a shared swimming pool at a small resort on the island of Lombok. More
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La Dacha Mountain Refuge built from blackened wood in Chilean Andes
Chilean studio DRAA has created a tall, V-shaped cabin with exterior walls wrapped in charred wood and large windows that provide expansive views of the rugged terrain. More
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Casa CCFF by Leopold Banchini offers alternative to Switzerland's typical concrete houses
Leopold Banchini Architects has built a house it describes as a "domestic factory" beside an industrial train station in Lancy, Switzerland. More
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Loïc Bard designs "sensual" burnt-wood Bone furniture and utensils
French designer Loïc Bard has crafted a set of wooden furniture and matching tableware, all with rounded edges "inspired by the sense of touch and the human body". More
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Knud Holscher celebrates Danish craft with summer house on Fanø island
Architect and designer Knud Holscher has built a simple glazed house on Fanø, an island off the southwest coast of Denmark. More
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Michael Doty's charred-timber Shaw Mesa chalet overlooks Rocky Mountains in Idaho
US architecture firm Michael Doty Associates has embedded this blackened-wood residence into its mountainous surroundings in rural Idaho. More
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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
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Blackened wood cabins form minimal Quebec chalet by Naturehumaine
This Quebec holiday home by Canadian architecture studio Naturehumaine comprises two blackened wood cabins, which are intended to look like they are "sliding over the cliff" below. More
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Explore the best architecture projects featuring charred wood via our Pinterest board
We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to charred wood, including a waterfront home with views of Lake Michigan and a timber-clad extension in north London. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Esrawe exhibits black wooden furniture for Design Week Mexico
Esrawe Studio is launching a collection of simple, stained black furniture at its showroom during this year's Design Week Mexico in the country's capital. More
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Deborah Berke Partners completes low-slung black residence in Connecticut
This low-slung residence in rural Connecticut, completed by New York firm Deborah Berke Partners, is clad in black siding to blend into the surrounding forest. More
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Kieran Donnellan works with students to build tiny clifftop chapel in Lebanon
Irish architect Kieran Donnellan and a team of students have built a non-denominational chapel on a clifftop near the 12th-century Byblos Castle in Lebanon. More
