Modern Black Houses

Modern black house designs are trendy. Not everyone might agree, but they look chick yet different. Not only do they look different, but they make a huge statement.

Still, when considering the color black for your exterior design, the likeliness is that not many people will choose a black house. Maybe as an accent trim, but the whole place is black. What do you think?

Well, you’re mistaken, as these days you can find a black house in modern to contemporary design, and it can be a fantastic color for the exterior.

For example, the above modern farmhouse is mainly made of plain wood with black siding that ranges from unique wood to metal cladding.

Hence, to create a perfect balance, these modern black houses will have clean lines adding drama to a landscape, or they will blend in with the surroundings. Also, make sure to check out our article Modern Black Kitchen Design Ideas.

Why A Black Modern House?

When you look at the new homes turning all black, the answer is more complex than a hundred years ago. Years ago, nearly every building in a town with colder climates had a black facade. Because residents used coal to heat their living place, the soot stuck to anything, even their homes.

So instead of painting their home with white walls, they opted to use black so that it does not become filthy. Then, during the 50s, with pollution concerns and coal burning declining, things started changing. Homeowners switched to gas and oil, leaving residents to paint the exterior in any preferred color.

Gradually architects moved away from the idea of making the exterior wall black. Now years later, as black is not seen as a predominant shade associated with filth and soot, it makes a big comeback.

Why not as it stands out in a surrounding landscape with its geometric shapes and pitched roof giving modern homes a new meaning of life

Beautiful Modern Black Houses

Now that you know why you see black exterior makes in existing homes and new contemporary houses, let’s look at some great examples. Hopefully, we will convince you that having a black paint color with an exterior design is not so bad.

Blackbird Contemporary House in Colorado, USA

The single-family home in Aspen is an excellent example of a house with a matte black exterior. Will Bruder, a Phoenix-based architect, completed the living space. The residence stands on 5,829 square feet of land in town in a quiet cul-de-sac three blocks from the ski lift.

You must agree that the modern home exterior is beautiful, with a gorgeous front door with stunning views.

The home was built as a spec house with flatware, furniture, linens, wall art, and more. While no architectural style exists, the floor-to-ceiling windows are a modern design element.

The residence has a burnt-wood exterior painted black, nearly making the contemporary home disappear when viewed from the street. The copper butterfly roof gives the birdlike quality resulting in the name of the home Blackbird.

Then the living space you find is filled with luxurious rustic and other materials. These fabrics range from white rift-sawn oak doors, walnut floor planks, and a dark gray stone central bedroom fireplace. Five bedrooms and three levels have big windows and glass panels letting in enough natural daylight.

It even allows the family to see views of the mountains. So why not grab a fresh paint color in black to visit the dark side of your home’s exterior?

Dark Gray to Ceiling Windows Home in Virginia, USA

This riverside retreat is where three young boys are growing up and learning everything about their surroundings. The James River House is a place you can explore inside and out. The black exterior stands out against the dark forest and provides the family with enough relaxing outdoor space.

Before arriving at this modern house, you have 1/2 a mile to travel through a wooded site to reach the studio and garage where visitors leave their cars. You indeed get the feeling of hiking as you slowly leave the city life behind.

The central volume of the living spaces is the kitchen and living room, while the attached structure has an area for the parents and kids. The kid’s rooms have eight built-in beds for their friends. Above the bluff alongside the James River bend, a section of the house hovers over it.

There is a campfire with scattered stones, and family with friends can slip through the house to view the river and woods. The interior design is impressive, built around a colossal gathering space that expands from the interior to the exterior.

The home also has a distinguished back and front side with large windows facing the river to the north side. Throughout the living space, the family enjoys views of the river from different angles and the natural wood.

In addition, a third section is dedicated to their guests, detached from the central part but connected with a deck. So, you must agree this is a modern masterpiece with striking contrast with lovely outdoor spaces.

Black Modern House Yucca Valley, California

The black siding house looks like a black desert house where it stood when Oller & Pejic Architecture instructed their client to build a modern home in black, portraying a shadow. The architects faced a challenge as they needed to provide their clients with enough outdoor room in this modern home.

They used the natural surroundings as their starting point, with the black bedroom and other rooms arranged linearly from the living room. The living spaces are lined with the kitchen and dining room wrapped around the inner courtyards in the middle with a swimming pool.

The home you find is situated in the desert and stands out from nature, allowing natural light through the large windows from the rocky ledge. The home decor is fabulous, and all the glass windows look stunning.

Modern Black Homes The Music Box Residence

The modern black home is designed around communal and intimate qualities for the love of music in the family. You have a steep lot with views of Mr. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens in this multi-level structure. On the lower level, you notice no bricks, but the sustainable material used is concrete in the timpani rehearsal room.

Here is where the husband practices for the Oregon Symphony when he needs quiet space. In contrast, it is more than a two-story addition as it has three levels. The main level has a piano studio for his wife and her students coming for lessons.

The studio opens to the main living room with an outdoor living area. On the upper level are the bedrooms for the kids, guests, and parents. Further up, you reach the electronic roof hatch that pivots open to reveal a rooftop deck with views of the park and city with the mountains beyond.

On both sides of the modern house are glassy two-story entry spaces in the middle. A long bridge with a magnificent bamboo forest below leads from the sidewalk to the main entrance. Hence you have different shades against the existing home exterior to make it stand out.

On the exterior, you see a stained black siding, reminiscent of the charred wood paying homage to their Japanese ancestry. The home has an inviting modern feel and nitty gritty manicured gardens.

Fallsview Residence in Ontario, Canada, With Black Accents

On the outskirts of Toronto, you find the Fallsview Residence nestled among the Webster Falls and Tews wilderness. You must agree it is a breathtaking home on the Bruce Trail, one of Canada’s oldest and longest footpaths.

From the outside, it might look like a small house but believe us, this is a dream home you will love to live in, even if it is a black house. This black house was challenging because architects had to work with land with strict building regulations.

The main rooms are open, facing nature to view the surroundings. The designers divided the house into two sections, creating a private space with a spacious open-plan living area, kitchen, and bedroom wing.

The upper den has folding doors between a cozy lounge and fireplace with views of the Bruce Trail. While the main bedroom also has green vistas with full-length and height windows to bring the outside inside. The neutral colors stand out with the dark color against the cedar siding and the window frames.

Black Courtyard House in Washington, USA

The black exterior home designed by Robert Hutchinson Architecture has a compact size and impacts the surroundings. You see the black trim on the exterior covered with a red cedar cladding that is stained black, blending in with the trees.

At the front of the home is a courtyard with black walls wrapping around the area. It features gravel flooring with paving stones, a bench, and vistas up to the trees. The best is that all the schemes you find are organized around the courtyard, allowing light and ventilation to the interior.

Even the interior designer made this place stand out with the furniture against the black trim around the home.

Blackened House in North Carolina, the USA, by In Situ Studio

Another modern black house with a natural wood design is found in a wooded site on a winding drive. While it looks like an industrial-style low black box, it is not.

The residence is on the edge of a hill above the creek. You find the house oriented in such a way to allow in the natural daylight.

From all sides of the home, there are views of the forest. Further, the house you find is divided into three sections. One is where the carport is, while the rest is for the main living area and bedrooms.

You must agree the dark siding stands out with the forest behind, don’t you think so!

Black Modern Mojave Desert Residence in Nevada, USA

When it comes to black contemporary design, this painted black house stands out in the Mojave Desert. The place from Blue-Heron is a cutting-edge design and has five bedrooms. The residence overlooks the bright lights filled with comfort and, of course, security.

There is a bedroom over a glass bridge with glass walls. When guests arrive, they are invited into a reception room. Here you find a digital den with a giant TV screen. For visitors, there are eight bathrooms and bedrooms.

While the primary bedroom has a concealed mirror in the ceiling, there is a vast deck area with three pools and two outdoor kitchens with outdoor showers. Here you also find a full working bar, lounge, and fireplace, with the deck providing views of the Las Vegas strip. Believe it or not, there are eleven garages as well.

Other Modern Black House Ideas

Now that you have seen some popular architecture that made a name in the black house design market let us look at some others:

BBVH Architecten Black Modern House

This black house presented by BBVH Architecten of Rotterdam seems painted black but has dynamic architecture and large cantilevering terraces. It faces towards a waterfront that makes for a great view; thinking of having a vacation home.

The design’s overall structure was created out of steel and not brick. Its exterior and interior form around a concrete core, while the interior walls comprise a prefab timer. It is not a completely black house as it has gray glass fiber concrete panels with anthracite plaster to warm up the brown wooden cladding.

Final Thought

Great, we have arrived at the end of these spectacular modern homes. As you can see, black homes are not a thing of the past but the present.

All of these homes have luxurious features with vistas of unique landscapes. What do you think would make your home black? You must agree it does not look bad but brings out the surroundings where it stands.

So head out to your hardware shop for some Benjamin Moore paint colors to give your home that modern farmhouse look to visit your dark side.