Yellowtrace Spotlight // January 2020.Happy (belated) New Year everyone and welcome to the January 2020 edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight – the first one for the year... and the new decade. Boom! In this month’s design news you can read about a few excellent workplace...
Voisin Organique Restaurant & Lounge in Shenzhen, China by Various Associates.A towering bronze façade shields diners from glaring sunlight within Voisin Organique restaurant in Shenzhen, while a row of portal windows triggers the curiosity of passersby. The light that filters through the portals makes the dark...
Zhuyeqing Greentea Flagship Store in Chengdu, China by X+LIVING.X+LIVING designed the Zhuyeqing Greentea Flagship with a mind to diversify away from a traditional store based on products and services to one that offers unique elements and visual interaction. Set in Chengdu, China where the tea is...
Casa do Monte in Lisbon by Leopold Banchini Architects and Daniel Zamarbide.Simple, raw materials are prevalent throughout Casa do Monte house in Lisbon, with thick concrete facades, floors and built-in shelving left exposed. The dominant single material leaves details to a minimum, with Leopold Banchini...
Dangrove Art Storage Facility in Sydney’s Alexandria by Tzannes.Sydney—based architectural practice Tzannes has created a purpose-built state of the art storage facility, Dangrove, in Sydney’s Alexandria. Housing art philanthropist Judith Nielson’s private collection of contemporary Chinese art...
GAME StreetMekka in Viborg, Denmark by EFFEKT.The vast ex-factory interior of StreetMekka in Viborg, Denmark offers cathedral-like proportions with, quite literally, plenty of room for activities. Designed by Danish studio EFFEKT, the center contains everything from a skating bowl to...
TEA Community Centre in Xiamen, China by Waterfrom Design.The Tea Community Center in Xiamen, China is set across two levels, one of which is below the ground and hidden beneath a pool of water. A spherical internal courtyard spans across both floors, with Waterfrom Design planting a tree at its...
The Twist Museum in Norway by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).Bridging two forest riverbanks, the twisted aluminium-clad museum by Bjarke Ingels Group effectively doubles as infrastructure that completes the cultural route through Kistefos, northern Europe’s largest sculpture park. The...
HARMAY Beijing Flagship by AIM Architecture.Spread over two floors, the warehouse interior of HARMAY Beijing store features a gaping void, with AIM Architecture quite literally hacking out a chunk of the ceiling to create more openness and visibility. A monumental, fast-moving...
