Yellowtrace Spotlight // February 2019.Well hello there, good lookin’, and welcome to the February 2019 edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight - our monthly roundup of the best submissions and discoveries. Catch up on a number of local and international retail, hospitality &...
Vora Villas in Santorini, Greece by K-Studio.Designed by Athens-based K-Studio, Vora Villas is the true definition of a boutique hotel. There are only three rooms, carved into the side of a volcanic rock on the island of Santorini. In designing Vora Villas on the Greek island of...
Pioneer Square Loft in Seattle, USA by Le Whit Features an Epic Bathroom with a Sauna.Designed by Le Whit, the bathroom is the star of the show at this loft in Pioneer Square, Seattle. To maintain an open plan, the shower, washroom, toilet, and sauna – yep, a sauna – are divided into four compartments within an L-shaped...
Many Little Bistro in Red Hill, VIC by Hecker Guthrie.Designed by Melbourne-based Hecker Guthrie, Many Little is an all-day eatery and cellar door at Polperro Winery on the Mornington Peninsula. Muted green, rich timber, and textural brick mimic the palette of the surrounding rural landscape,...
Rural Guesthouse in Spain by Lucas y Hernández-Gil.La Hermandad de Villalba is a picture perfect, family-run guesthouse in the semi-rural Extremadura region of Spain. Madrid-based studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil overhauled the 18th-century building while retaining key original features such...
Three Piece House in Newcastle, Australia by TRIAS.Modesty and sustainability are at the fore of Three Piece House, with Sydney-based architecture studio Trias arranging two main living ‘pavilions’ and a studio around two courtyards. Design decisions were made in the spirit of “less...
BURSA Hotel in Kiev, Ukraine by Balbek Bureau.Ukraine-based architects Balbek Bureau have completed BURSA, a Bauhaus-style concept hotel slash art gallery in Podil, the cultural centre of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. The 1900 sqm site comprises two old buildings, 100 and 200 years old,...
Gridtastic Boutique Office in Shanghai, China by DAS Lab.Shanghai-based interiors studio DAS Lab have designed their very own office space in the urban Xuhui District, driven by the concept of ‘emotional reversal’. Shanghai-based DAS Lab has used steel grids throughout their own office...
Masa Bakery in Bogota, Colombia by Studio Cadena.Designed by New York-based Studio Cadena, Masa is an impressive café-bakery in Bogotá, Colombia. Dramatic, jagged triangular windows offer a peek inside the action-packed café, tempting patrons to head inside. Designed by New...
