Yellowtrace Spotlight // October 2013.Did you guys notice it's October already? How did that happen? This can only mean one thing - it's time for our October 2013 round of Yellowtrace Spotlight. This month's design news brings us two fantastic local projects by Woods Bagot in...
House of Dust by Antonino Cardillo // Rome, Italy.Italian architect Antonino Cardillo has designed a House of Dust in Rome based on the geometric ratio of the golden section. This is a courageous project with a fresh aesthetic and a unique vision. It's the kind of interior that creates...
The Condestable’s House by Tabuenca & Leache Arquitectos // Pamplona, Spain.We’re off to Spain today, to Pamplona. Tabuenca & Leache Arquitectos have stitched a caliente cultural centre into the bones of an historic town palace. The photos are by Luis Prieto. And frankly, they are so good I wet my...
BLOW Copenhagen Hair Salon by STUDIO David Thulstrup.If ever there was a place you could BLOW me, this would have to be it. This exclusive hair salon in Copenhagen opened just last month. It was designed by the clever people at STUDIO David Thulstrup. A modern and minimalist interior with a...
Luxury Studio Apartment by Studio Rick Joy // Chelsea, USA.This studio apartment by architect Rick Joy may not be generous in size, but it is certainly not short of grandeur. What the apartment lacks in volume, it makes up for in lush materials, clever detailing and a staunch commitment to good...
Geo Metria by Mount Fuji Architects Studio // Kanagawa, Japan.To Japan (my but we do get about. Thanks, internet). Being cheap and simple myself I do love it when architecture follows suit, and makes a virtue of the combination. This little house in the Kanagawa Prefecture is by Mount Fuji Architects...
Eat-Drink Design Awards // 2013 Shortlist.The annual Eat-Drink-Design Awards has announced the 2013 shortlist for eighty-one projects from across Australia and New Zealand. This initiative recognises design excellence in the hospitality arena, and is the only awards program in...
Summerhouse Lagnö by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter // Sweden.It seems that lovely little extruded houses abound these days. Of late we’ve seen a pared-back postmodern fruitiness combined with lean and linear plans. Familiar vernacular forms sieved through a tight net of disciplined design. Today...
Oval Barcelona by Flexoarquitectura.You see, as much as I love a project with a big fat budget to work on or to share with you, I am also quite partial towards projects that were time and budget challenged, but have managed to rise to the occasion. I've said it before and...
