The Beehive in Surry Hills by Luigi Rosselli + Raffaello Rosselli.Construction creates about 50% of Australia’s waste output. And a building’s energy footprint is largely based on the material’s embodied energy. With that in mind, Sydney architects Luigi Rosselli and Raffaello Rosselli took an...
Usfin Atelier: Genderless Hair Salon in St Peters by George Livissianis.George Livissianis – the interior architect responsible for a smattering of Sydney’s most arresting spaces – has turned his design magic on an inner-west hair salon. Usfin Atelier is pitched as a genderless salon, and with its...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // May 2018.Geez, these months are passing by really fast, aren't they!? Our May (already?) edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight rounds up the best of the best submissions from the past month, featuring Australian and global design news. And by now you...
Bricks Decoded: From Humble Material to Sculptural Device.Over the last few decades, bricks have become art in all their wonderful simplicity, and are being seen as more than only a conventional, sturdy building material. Architects, artist and creatives from around the world have explored...
Space & Time in Melbourne by Russell & George.It appears to be somewhat of an existential architectural concept. A space that defies not just time and space but more intriguingly morphs into whatever is required of its user at any particular time of day, at the whim of any particular...
Malababa Flagship in Madrid, Spain by Ciszak Dalmas & Matteo Ferrari.Sometimes you get the perfect symbiotic relationship between client and architect. It’s like lucking out on your dance card. You score the perfect partner. Ciszak Dalmas and Matteo Ferrari had just such a partnership when they...
Willow Urban Retreat in Melbourne by Meme Design.There are few things as beautiful in architecture as the simplicity of design expressed with pared-back materials, in a space exceptionally well planned. If you’re looking for an example, Willow Urban Retreat, designed by Melbourne-based...
NOUS Restaurant + Flower Shop in Guangdong, China by 0321 STUDIO.For NOUS Restaurant + Flower Shop, 0321 STUDIO choose a single material – terrazzo – in order to maximise the interiors' connection to the outside. By emphasizing the scale of the white aggregate, the designers have created a playful...
Interview: Felicity Slattery & Sarah Cosentino of Studio Esteta.Today we celebrate the work of two cool chicks in Australian Architecture & Interiors - Felicity Slattery and Sarah Cosentino of Studio Esteta. Hooray! We've previously featured two fantastic projects by the dynamic duo, so I thought it...