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This book explores the trend in black house design, with stunning photography accompanying interviews with architects, and will appeal to those who appreciate the daring and sophistication that black offers residential architecture.

A black home commands attention. Black adds drama, sophistication, and edginess to residential architecture. In Modern Houses in Black, Susan Redman explores the trend in black home design through a curated collection of twenty-eight residential properties across the world. Illustrated with striking images of houses sited in either urban settings or remote rural landscapes, the book features these bespoke residences confidently displaying their dark exteriors, making a bold statement wherever they are located. By including interviews with architects who explain their design choices for structure and materiality, from black-stained or burnt wood and metal cladding to black glazed brickwork and tinted concrete, Redman provides insights for current developments in the trend. The homes featured will appeal to lovers of distinctive design, particularly to those who appreciate both the elegance and daring that black offers modern residential architecture. AUTHOR: Susan Redman is a journalist and editor with a passion for architecture and design. This has led to an extraordinary career writing about homes, and the people who design, decorate and live in them. She has worked as a design columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, Vogue Australia, and the Japan Times, and has been a regular contributor to various home, fashion and lifestyle publications and magazines (print and digital), including Country Style, Home Beautiful, Vogue Living, Belle, Gardening Australia, plus Houzz and Domain. She also writes about art, travel, and pop culture, and authored My Dream Kombi, a book which celebrates the retro design icon and the fascinating stories of the surfies, hippies and celebrities who travelled in them, and Love Shacks: Romantic cabin charmers, modern getaways and rustic retreats around the world. She is the Homes Editor for Sunday Life. SELLING POINTS: . Explores the trend of black design in residential architecture . Carefully selected and curated, the book features 28 recently built residential projects across 19 countries . Illustrated with stunning photography showcasing beautiful and unique houses in both urban and rural locations . Informative interviews with architects examine how and why black was used in the designs . Will appeal to lovers of distinctive design, and especially those who appreciate the daring and sophistication that black offers residential architecture