From waterfront properties with uninterrupted views to gabled homes nestled among pine trees, we’ve rounded up 10 black cabins that provide hideaways in unique places around the world.
This house is among a number of black cabins in Canada’s province of Quebec. Built by Alain Carle Architecte, the gabled construction nestles into a hillside in Cap-à-l’Aigle and overlooks the Saint Lawrence River.
It is called Les Rorquals after Rorqual whales that are common in the estuary.
Norway’s cold climate is the ideal setting for darkly painted cabins, including this island retreat by Kappland Arkitekters.
Interiors are covered in pale wood and feature a large window in the living room for expansive views of the sea.
Deep within Brazil’s southern Curcaca Valley is this dwelling, which is topped with a green roof to help blend in with its remote surroundings.
Local architecture studio MAPA created the prefabricated cabin with cross-laminated timber panels – an engineered wood in which slices of wood are layered at right angles and glued together.
Another dark cabin in Quebec is this holiday home by Montreal studio Appareil Architecture.
Clad in corrugated steel painted a shiny black, the residence is topped with silver metal roofing and complete with a smaller, matching unit for storage.
This Colorado home comprises two units of varying sizes, giving the project its name Big Cabin Little Cabin.
Located in the town of Fairplay and built on a rocky cliff, the remote dwelling has panoramic views of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, the South Platte River and the Collegiate Peaks.
Casa R is a slender abode in Chile’s southern town of Vilches near Patagonia, by Santiago-based architect Felipe Lago of studio Tu Croquis.
The volume comprises an open-plan ground floor and a mezzanine with a bed, accessed via a spiral staircase.
Geodesic Dome Cabin, USA, by Jess Cooney
Jess Cooney Interiors renovated a geodesic dome house from the 1980s in Massachusett’s pastoral Berkshires.
Its round exterior is covered in black roof shingles, while its interiors are crisp white with plenty of natural light.
10 black cabins in remote places around the world [Dezeen]