The use of light and shadow in architecture can have several nuances. The traditional Japanese culture stands out for working with spaces of dim light, kind of dull. On the other hand, modern architecture and minimalism work along with illuminating spaces through the use of white spaces and reflection of light as a recurring resource.
Even so, black, dark spaces and minimalism also converse in the same language that provides new possibilities for lighting design and use of new materials. We now present you a selection of the best contemporary interior spaces that use black as the protagonist element, generating introspective but dramatic environments at the same time.
KLOEM Hostel / IF (Integrated Field)
Yellow Submarine Coffee Tank / Secondfloor Architects
The Olympic Pavilion / Asif Khan
Hubba-to / Supermachine Studio
Mystical Game / Feel Design
Toshiba Milano Salone / Dorell.Ghotmeh.Tane
Yan Ji You Flagship Store in K11 Guangzhou / Karv One Design
VUE Hotel / Ministry of Design
Mestizo Restaurant / Smiljan Radic
ACE Cafe 751 / dEEP Architects
House WW / K2A
Sentralen / Atelier Oslo + KIMA Arkitektur
MARS Case / OPEN Architecture
The VIPP Shelter / VIPP
Jian Li Ju Theatre / More Design Office
Filmax Cinema Hall / Arquitecturia + AMOO
Cinema Center in Matadero de Legazpi / ch+qs arquitectos
Gabba Hey / CUAC arquitectura
Floating Penthouse Berlin / Atelier Zafari
Keep It Glassy 2 / Coordination Asia
NAVE / Smiljan Radic
Siu Siu – Lab of Primitive Senses / DIVOOE ZEIN Architects
Restaurant of Shade / NISHIZAWAARCHITECTS
Wintergarden at the Northern Club / Fearon Hay Architects
Guggenheim Museum Transformed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel
CLASS Cafe Buriram / Sake Architects
This article was originally published on October 30, 2018.