Wutopia Lab recently finished this house with a black courtyard called the hiding house. It’s situated in Shanghai, China.

Description
It cost six years to finish the project. It was a small museum, a library, a showroom, a clubhouse, or a home. The variation implied a change in life. Thus, designers set out a basic architecture frame with multiple possibilities. A continues surface divided the house into two: living space and service space.
At the Southside of the continuous surface, there were a living room serving as an exhibition room and library, a canteen, a master bedroom, a tea room, a courtyard serving as garden and stage. At the other side was the kitchen, toilet, equipment room and a girl?s room for exhibition purpose. Mezzanine space was designed for services, storage space and living space. The living room, also a library, was ritualistic and connected to the views through the window. The black bookshelves exhibited clients? collection but limited living room?s direction. Elevator connected vertical transportation from the living room to the mezzanine space.
The mezzanine space belongs to the male client. The dark private space was connected to the living room, bedroom and the hallway through a window. The peeking experience related back to the designer?s experience to the John Soane Museum. The girl?s room, on the other hand, was a silvering blue ?galaxy?. Each ?star? was a customized exhibition shelf made of clear acrylic. ...