Stories on Design: Room With a View, Curated by Yellowtrace

Stories On Design // Room With a View.

Room With a View talks about spaces that embrace their context wholeheartedly - the site, the location, the climate, vernacular architecture and more. What I love about all these examples is the demonstration of many different ways in...
Miradors by Erwan Fichou | Yellowtrace

‘Miradors’ by Erwan Fichou.

'Miradors' is a lighthearted photo project created by French photographer Erwan Fichou that documents people popping out of oddly shaped trees. The inspiration for the project came when Fichou witnessed a gardener working atop a tree that...

Stories On Design // Architecture for Children.

As adults, and especially as architects and designers - whether we are parents or not - we have a collective responsibility to teach our Young Jedis about the importance and the value of good design. They say it's best to start them young,...
Stories On Design: Sheds, Cabins & Retreats, Curated by Yellowtrace

Stories On Design // Sheds, Cabins & Retreats.

Although humble in stature, these mini-structures speak of the ultimate luxury - the luxury of stillness and more time, and rare pleasures of direct connection with nature. There is no denying the fact that the concept of a minimal,...

Concrete Courtyard House by 3ARCH // Mexico City.

Staircases descend around a courtyard hidden within the concrete house set into a steep rock face. The house, designed to feel as a den - a place of isolation, reflection and rest - is detached from the urban context and intertwined with...
Outdoor Rooms, Curated by Yellowtrace

Stories on Design // Outdoor Rooms.

In case you thought today's post is about "styling" your Verandas and Backyard Pergolas with a bit of lattice action, I'm afraid you're in for a huge dose of disappointment. Sorry / not sorry. If you're, however, in the market for amazing...
Fins & Folded Facades, Curated by Yellowtrace.

So Hot Right Now // Fins & Folded Facades.

I recall a time when I used to have a grown up job in an architecture firm, and the debate amongst my colleagues/ architects over the design of every façade. This is not surprising. Not only are they one of the first things we all notice...