Old 42sqm Ballroom in a Grand House in Shanghai Converted into a Compact Apartment by Atelier Tao+C.When we think of a single room apartment, a dim lit cramped studio in an old walk-up building is a stereotype that unavoidably springs to mind. When the one room you’re starting with happens to be an ex-grand ballroom, however, things...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // March 2019.Yellow (see what we did there?), and welcome to the March edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight. This month we are sharing a whole bunch of art & design news including and exhibitions events by Lee Broom, Brooke Holm, Tom Adair and Melbourne...
Davidov Partners’ Own Architecture Studio Space in Melbourne.The Toorak office of Davidov Partners Architects is almost entirely monochrome, with cool grey walls, grey carpet, and grey marble. Contrasting rattan, warm timber, plants and books assist in perpetuating a homey vibe in the office. As...
The University of NSW Bookshop, Sydney by SJB.The University of New South Wales has a new bookshop designed by SJB, and it’s basically the McNally Jackson of uni bookstores. Distilling qualities from some of the best-loved bookstores across the world, SJB revitalized the...
Composite Apartment in Madrid, Spain by Gonzalo del Val, Daniel Fernández Pascual & Alon Schwabe.Besides the bright yellow bathroom in this Madrid apartment, natural cork, black rubber, and pale orange living room columns provide the only tonal colour throughout the common areas of the apartment. Stark white surfaces lead all...
Selected Projects by Seoul-Based Design Studio LABOTORY.Seoul is a complex metropolis of cultural extremes. Residents embrace Western cuisine and European designers, yet simultaneously honour and appreciate traditional crafts. These paradoxes extend to design, with towering glass skyscrapers...
ANGLE’s Latest Project Fenwick in Collaboration with Edition Office & Flack Studio.A collaborative project with Edition Office and Flack Studio, Fenwick by ANGLE is set atop one of Melbourne’s highest points in Kew. The site has uninterrupted north facing views over Yarra Bend Park, so despite being a mere 4km from the...
Tidal Arc House in Flinders, VIC by Hecker Guthrie, Woods Bagot & Simone Haag.Designed by Hecker Guthrie and Woods Bagot, Tidal Arc House in Flinders flips the stereotypical typology of an Australian coastal home on its head. Rather than go the light and bright route observed by so many beachside homes, the...
Boxen, New Gallery Space at ArkDes in Stockholm by Dehlin BrattgĂĄrd Arkitekter.Boxen is a studio gallery at ArkDes, the Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design in Stockholm, completed in 2018 by locals Dehlin BrattgĂĄrd Arkitekter. The space is contained within a steel box structure set in the middle of one of two...
