DongZhuang Museum in China’s Western Regions by Xinjiang Wind Architectural Design & Research Institute.Completed in 2016, this quirktastic museum is a truly strange monolith, spawned from the inner depths of the wild and wryly regions of North-West China. Although it looks like an absolute beast, this architectural spectacle is, in fact,...
Aires Mateus’ Community Centre in Grândola, Portugal.If geometric shapes are your thing then you are going to love this angularly constructed building by architects, Aires Mateus in Portugal. This Community Centre in Grandola, Portugal feels reminiscent of the paper constructions we used...
The Room: Mini Urban Garden in Mexico City by Matteo Ghidoni + Enrico Dusi.Affectionately referred to as The ROOM, this project is a 43 square metre triangular space surrounded by 4 metre high concrete block walls. The external surface is left unfinished whilst the interior walls are painted a cheerful, light...
#YellowtraceTravels: Postcards From Siena, Italy.Before our annual pilgrimage to Milan for Salone del Mobile & Design Week, Team Yellowtrace spent blissful 36 hours in Siena. It was our first time in this picturesque little city, which proved to be a perfect start to our very busy time...
Museum of Ice Cream in Los Angeles.The Museum of Ice Cream kicked off in New York in 2016 to a wait list of 200,000 people. This time it’s hit the West Coast and has opened it’s doors in sunny Los Angeles. It’s four times larger than the original installation and...
Highlights from Venice Art Biennale 2017.The Venice Biennale continues to be a landmark event in the art calendar that attracts an increasingly global audience. Every odd year, over half a million people - collectors, curators and art lovers - flock to Venice to discover new work...
Stories On Design // Old Meets New: Architecture of Renewal.We are extremely lucky to have a world filled with creative geniuses that appropriate spaces which are built in one era and transform them into a space that harmoniously incorporate a contemporary one. Be that by planning, use of...
The Layered Gallery in London by Gianni Botsford Architects.The Layered Gallery is aptly named, for layered it most certainly is. It is an unlikely blend of Moroccan inspired architectural screens and other layers of steel framing. Located in central London, the gallery houses a private...
Waterside Buddist Shrine in China by ARCHSTUDIO.ARCHSTUDIO have created a place for Buddhist mediation and contemplation, with building design addressing an intimate connection between building and...