This tiny guest house by designer Will Beilharz stands on a lava field on Hawaii's Big Island, and has views of the steam produced where molten rock flows into the sea. More about Phoenix House sits at the base of the world's most active volcano
This black woodland house by Robert Hutchison Architecture on the outskirts of Seattle is set around a gravelled courtyard, which provides its residents with a secluded outdoor space safe from roaming elk. More about Blackened wood house by Robert Hutchison provides retreat in Seattle forest
The owner of a construction company in Houston has collaborated with Seattle architects Suyama Peterson Deguchi to create a Japanese-influenced home that she built for herself. More about Houston contractor builds her own charred-timber residence designed by Suyama Peterson Deguchi
Mole Architects has completed a house in the English seaside town of Poole, comprising a pair of blackened-timber volumes that resemble the upturned hull of a boat. More about The Houseboat by Mole Architects evokes the underside of a ship's hull
Tbilisi-based, all-female studio Rooms is presenting patinated metal tables and sculptural black timber chairs at The Future Perfect gallery and furniture store in New York. More about Soviet architecture in Georgia and alchemy inform furniture collections by Rooms
Australian architecture studio Carr has transformed an old cottage on the Mornington Peninsula into a hotel, featuring a charred wood exterior and dark interiors intended to recreate the atmosphere of an alchemist's workshop. More about Carr creates dark and moody interiors for art-filled hotel in Australia's wine region
US firms Gray Organschi Architecture and Schiller Projects took cues from the natural terrain of Martha's Vineyard, a vacation island off the coast of Cape Cod, to create this holiday retreat. More about Massachusetts island home features walls of charred cedar and textured concrete
American firm goCstudio has created a small winery complex in rural Washington, with a subtle profile and earthy material palette that demonstrate the project's "reverence for the landscape". More about GoCstudio designs low-lying winery to blend with Washington's natural terrain
Austin architecture firm Design Hound has concealed a spa-like interior behind the understated facade of this local residence. More about Design Hound hides second storey of Austin home behind faceted roof
An angular, blackened wood structure sits atop two concrete blocks to form this house in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, designed by Cubo Design Architect. More about Cubo Design Architect pairs blackened wood with concrete for house in coastal Japanese city
Texas studio Tim Cuppett Architects has created a family dwelling with a "camp-like aesthetic", which features a pool terrace, a large screened porch and a material palette influenced by the natural landscape. More about Tim Cuppett designs Austin hillside home to be both modern and rustic
These cabinets by Esrawe Studio are based on the process of making mezcal – a traditional Mexican alcohol. More about Esrawe Studio's Agave cabinets celebrate the culture and craft of mezcal
Chilean architects 2DM twisted the upper volume of this blackened timber house away from its stilted base to offer a variety of views to the sea in Chile's Cardenal Caro Province. More about Stacked and rotated blocks ensure multiple sea views from Chilean beach house
American firm Blaze Makoid Architecture has used blackened wood, glass and stone to create a rectilinear, multi-level holiday home near Lake Tahoe that looks toward a mountain range. More about Californian home by Blaze Makoid steps down a forested hillside
This house in the Norfolk Broads by Platform 5 Architects features steeply pitched gables and shingle cladding intended to reference traditional boat sheds found alongside the surrounding waterways. More about Platform 5 Architects completes shingle-clad home overlooking a private lagoon
Eastwest Architecture has sunken a compact gym into the garden of an east London home, featuring bright birch-lined interiors and a mirror wall that creates the illusion of a larger space. More about Eastwest Architecture adds charred-cedar gym to garden of London home
This blackened timber house in Melbourne curves around an olive tree garden, and was designed by BLOXAS Architecture for a client with a severe sleeping condition. More about Black house in Melbourne provides sanctuary for sleeping-disorder sufferer
American firm Studio MM Architect has created a modern holiday dwelling for a forested site in upstate New York, which features a giant front door and a garage for its car-lover owner. More about Studio MM clads Hudson Valley hillside cabin in blackened wood
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter paired thatch with blackened wood for this extension to a visitor's centre on the Wadden Sea mud flats in Denmark. More about Dorte Mandrup adds thatched wing to Wadden Sea visitor centre in Denmark
A trio of glass-fronted gables cantilever out from this mountain restaurant that architects Peter Pichler Architecture and Pavol Mikolajcak have created for skiers in the South Tyrolean Dolomites. More about Three blackened wood huts project from mountain restaurant by Peter Pichler and Pavol Mikolajcak