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Saigon Sensation: Bambino by Looks Generous.

Looks Generous have managed to saturate every corner of Bambino with intention, veiled by a pièce de résistance, an aluminium waffle ceiling that encompasses the marriage of eighties-era Italo-Disco to cultural hotbed Ho Chi Minh City in...
Return of Breezeblock Architecture Trend, Curated by Yellowtrace

Bricks Decoded: Easy, Breezy, Beautiful Breeze Block.

In Brazil, it’s known as Cobogó. In India, they call it Jaalis. The French term is Brise-soleil. Here we know it as Breeze Block. Call them what you will, these little units of awesome are making a massive comeback. Back in the 50s...
D House in Vietnam by KIENTRUC O | Yellowtrace

Spatial Abstraction: D House in Vietnam by KIENTRUC O.

At first glance, it’s difficult to work out what’s actually happening with this residential project in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Although its immediately clear that the large, visually arresting elliptical void commands all the...
#StoriesOnDesignByYellowtrace: Circles in Architecture.

Stories On Design // Circles in Architecture.

The Circle is a universal symbol with extensive meaning. It represents the notions of totality, wholeness, focus, infinity, unity, timelessness, the Sun, the Moon, the entire Universe. I suspect the reason most of us are drawn to it is...
Perfectly Perforated, Curated by Yellowtrace

Stories On Design // Perfectly Perforated.

Perfectly Perforated (try saying that as fast as you can five times in a row) is a celebration of the love affair architects & interior designers seem to have with the 'hole'. Get your mind out of the gutter - you know that I mean,...

A21 House by A21 Studio in Vietnam.

This is just one of those lovely projects which makes my heart race a little bit faster and smile a little bit wider. Located in Saigon (aka Ho Chi Minh City) in Vietnam, architects a21 studio set out to design a multilevel home with an...