Model of the Black House with an Exoskeleton by Alexander Konstantinov

A model of that very black house with an exoskeleton by Alexander Konstantinov, whose photographs once went the rounds of every architectural magazine. Quite possibly the most extraordinary dacha I have ever seen. One of these days I shall show a photograph of the house in the flesh; it really does make a powerful impression, strikingly effective, especially against the backdrop of the Moscow region's woodland landscape. As for the inside, beyond the cosy dacha interior there is a charming bourgeois gallery of art and curiosities.