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Andrew Pilkington combines two Notting Hill apartments with a central atrium

Powerhouse Company remodels office foyer in marble and dark wood to resemble a hotel lobby

Yuusuke Karasawa’s maze-like S House has an entirely transparent facade

Charred-timber extension by A1 Architects transforms an old cottage into a home and studio

Kindergarten by Ecker Architekten features an austere colour palette and a spiral staircase

Black glass facade mirrors scenery at south London home by Ian McChesney

Blackened timber house by Harunatsu-Arch is divided by a stepped floor

MDS designs blackened timber house on a sloping junction in Tokyo

Shintaro Fukuhara’s family home has a glass facade like «a showroom»

Black house in Osaka by Coo Planning features a basic plywood interior