Australia’s Got Talent // Houses Awards Shortlist 2013.If there's one thing Australian architects are really bloody good at, it would have to be The House. Houses Awards recently announced their 2013 shortlist for 125 residential projects across the eight categories. So many fantastic projects...
Bacopari House by UNA Arquitetos // São Paulo, Brazil.If I had to nominate a favourite typology in domestic architecture (it’s a question we’re all asked most days), it would be the courtyard house. And this one, by São Paulo’s UNA Arquitetos, is a cracker. A good courtyard house does...
Captain Melville Restaurant & Bar by Breathe Architecture // Melbourne.Inspired by the ghosts of the former inner city nightclub's first patrons, Captain Melville in Melbourne was recently refurbished and re-invented as a restaurant and bar by the local studio Breathe Architecture. Previously known as Mac’s...
Old Chalet Refurbishment by Bergdorf & Nick Ruef // Bernese Oberland, Switzerland.Located in Interlaken in Bernese Oberland (Bernese Highlands) in Switzerland, this beautiful 200 year-old farmhouse dates back to early 1800s. In 1890, the property was turned into a country house. This year, the chalet was lovingly...
Crescent House by Andrew Burns // Sydney.Crescent House celebrates the elements of light, darkness and fire. It's a simple rectangular box, clad in torched timber and painstakingly detailed with paper thin roof and wall terminations. Punctured cladding at the entry produces...
The Cottage by Gray Organschi Architecture.I like a couple of things about this project. One of these things is that it reminds me of the beautiful Killiney House by Ireland's O'Donnell and Tuomey, a masterful cascade of concrete with wonky roofs and trees and views a lot like...
Dion Lee 2013 Collection Inspired by Contemporary Australian Identity.Although I don't usually blog about fashion, and I certainly don't consider myself to be an expert on the topic, I couldn't help falling in love with the beauty of Dion Lee's 2013 capsule collection. Dion was named an Australian winner of...
Slattery Australia Office by Elenberg Fraser // Melbourne.Located in an office tower building in Melbourne's CBD, the design for the Slattery Australia office was inspired by the "innovation and luxury of the uniforms and vehicles of Tron Legacy." This slick and sexy interior is a study in...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // April 2013.Once again it's Yellowtrace Spotlight time! In our April edition I’d like to share a whole bunch of design news including two new projects in Melbourne by Zwei Interior Architecture and Davidov Partners; exciting Dulux collaboration with...
