Highbury Grove House by RITZ&GHOUGASSIAN | Yellowtrace

Highbury Grove House in Prahran by RITZ&GHOUGASSIAN.

Heritage renovations in densely populated urban contexts are a dime a dozen these days. Maximising the yield and opportunity of the existing block through a smart extension is more often than not a primary objective while maintaining the...
House with Guest Room in Taree NSW by Andrew Power | Yellowtrace

House with a Guest Room in Taree NSW by Andrew Power.

For Melbourne-based architect Andrew Power, proportion and arrangement are paramount—simple, uncomplicated proportions can be powerful forces of design, creating serene environments out of even the most common of spaces. For this...
Workstead House in Charleston, South Carolina | Yellowtrace

Workstead House in Charleston, South Carolina.

There is something delicious about the prospect of taking a dilapidated building and restoring it to its former grandeur. Every architect and designer worth their salt has a moment of salivation at the mere thought of taking a tumbledown...
Belmont House by Kennedy Nolan | Yellowtrace

Belmont House in Kew, VIC by Kennedy Nolan.

Family homes are just that. Homes filled with families. And families start small and get bigger, often with alarming rapidity. Houses or apartments that once suited a couple no longer suit one with a baby. A house that once sufficed to...
Chalet in the Swiss Alps by Pierre Yovanovitch | Yellowtrace

Chalet in the Swiss Alps by Pierre Yovanovitch.

Imagine a warm, cosy timber-clad ski chalet, with a picturesque vista across the snowy Swiss Alps. Now imagine if the chalet’s interiors had been designed by a former Pierre Cardin menswear designer with a keenness for luxurious, storied...
Duplex Tibbaut in Barcelona, Spain by Raúl Sánchez | Yellowtrace

Duplex Tibbaut in Barcelona, Spain by Raúl Sánchez.

Maybe the most striking element of Raúl Sánchez’s Duplex Tibbaut in downtown Barcelona is its bold spatial definition—a trick the Spanish architect seems to enjoy. Using geometry and a helping of buttery gold and charcoal black...