Photo of a small contemporary two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Melbourne with metal siding, a flat roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and board and batten siding.

Twelve Black is a contemporary family home designed for comfort, function and quiet drama. The design centres around a refined black palette, softened by natural light and grounded in durable, low-maintenance materials—ideal for a busy family lifestyle. Open-plan living spaces connect seamlessly to the outdoors, with a functional layout that balances communal areas and private retreat zones. Thoughtfully detailed joinery, built-in storage and a flexible kitchen and dining hub support modern day-to-day living. While bold in appearance, the home’s simplicity allows family life to take centre stage.

Photographer Alex Reinders
Large contemporary two-storey black house exterior in Melbourne with metal siding, a flat roof and a metal roof.

The entry forecourt, with gravel car parking and soft landscaping. Photo by Emma Cross
This is an example of a large contemporary split-level grey exterior in Melbourne with metal siding.

Inspiration for a mid-sized country two-storey black house exterior in Madrid with metal siding, a gable roof and a metal roof.

Feature front door
Mid-sized contemporary one-storey grey house exterior in Melbourne with metal siding, a gable roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary white townhouse exterior in Reims with four or more storeys, metal siding and a green roof.

Paul Craig
Mid-sized contemporary black townhouse exterior in London with metal siding.

The centre piece of the works was a single storey ground floor extension that extended the kitchen and usable living space, whilst connecting the house with the garden thanks to the Grand Slider II aluminium sliding doors and a large fixed frame picture window. Architect: Simon Whitehead Architects Photographer: Bill Bolton

Peter Clarke
This is an example of a mid-sized scandinavian one-storey grey exterior in Melbourne with metal siding.

Photographer: Andrew Latreille Designed and construction managed by FMSA, the Lucas Residence is an example of a modern coastal architecture. Overlooking Davies Bay the residence is designed to capture the views across Port Phillip Bay to the Melbourne city skyline whilst the building form shelters the external deck from the prevailing south westerly winds. Internally, the main living and bedroom spaces are orientated towards the bay utilising expanses of glazing to maintain this visual connection. Natural Ironbark timber cladding, together with panels of untreated zinc and painted sheet panelling are used externally to ground the home in the landscape. Recycled blackbutt flooring, glazing and neutral palette contribute to a warm natural elegance to the interior spaces. The residence was designed to meet the requirements of Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) 29. Surrounded by landscaped garden using native grasses and locally indigenous shrubs that surround the building with a finely textured and varied foliage creating privacy where needed and enhancing view corridors to the bay.

'Farmers Oasis' by EDR Building Designs is a modern farm house in Tropical North Queensland and is multi BDAQ Award Winner
Inspiration for a large tropical one-storey brown exterior in Cairns with metal siding.

Inspiration for a contemporary one-storey house exterior in Nantes with metal siding, a metal roof and a grey roof.

POW Architects
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary two-storey grey exterior in London with metal siding and a shed roof.

Laser cut decorative metal art by Entanglements. Featuring privacy screening balustrade. 'Pebbles' outdoor design theme
This is an example of a large modern two-storey brown exterior in Melbourne with metal siding.

Photography by Abigail Harman
Inspiration for a small contemporary one-storey grey exterior in Perth with metal siding and a shed roof.

This is an example of a large three-storey exterior in Lille with metal siding.

Paul Bradshaw
Photo of a mid-sized industrial one-storey exterior in Sydney with metal siding and a shed roof.

Matteo Tuniz / Kevin Woods
Photo of a modern exterior in Dublin with metal siding.