1960s Apartment Renovation in Vigo, Spain by Ansede Quintáns.Of all the things we do here at Yellowtrace, one of the most amusing is having to regularly use Google Translate to decipher project descriptions and/ or read through submissions in broken-English. As a non-native English speaker myself,...
The Radisson Collection Hotel, Strand Stockholm Reveals New Look by Swedish Architects Studio Wingårdhs.The iconic Stockholm hotel originally opened to coincide with the 1912 Olympics, with rich history remaining an essential part of the establishment...
Guapa Flower Store in Rostov-on-Don, Russia by Eduard Eremchuk.With only one small window allowing natural light into the interior, Eremchuk imagined the flower store ceiling as a single backlight surface, inspired by Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space...
Sarah Wolfendale’s Kew Apartment Set Inside a Former Lunatic Asylum.It was love at first sight when Melbourne designer Sarah Wolfendale and her husband, Tommy, laid eyes on their future 90-square-metre apartment. While the former Kew Lunatic Asylum might not be everyone’s cup of tea, Sarah and Tommy were...
La Tournette: Parisian Pied-à-Terre by Freaks Architecture Divided With a Mobile Storage Unit.The front of this tiny Parisian apartment features a sculptural mobile cupboard, which also accommodates shelving and a folding table. “It organises the space in many configurations depending on where it is positioned,” explains Freaks...
Quinta da Corte: 200-Year-Old Winery in Portugal Transformed Into a Hotel by Pierre Yovanovitch.This project has all the makings of a classic French film. A wealthy winemaker finds himself wandering in the hillsides of the beautiful Valença do Douro, one of the oldest winemaking areas in Portugal. A self-proclaimed hedonist and art...
Hoa’s House: Conversion of a 150-year-old Melbourne Pub by ioa studio.Over a year in the making, emerging Melbourne-based design practice ioa studio transformed a dull office space, once an old pub, into a warm and playful home brimming with personality. “Our friend Hoa took a huge risk and bought the...
Amos Rex Art Museum by JKMM Architects Opens in Helsinki.The connection between the heritage of the 1930s Lasipalatsi building and Helsinki’s new cultural powerhouse, Amos Rex, has created an exciting starting point for the design of the art...
Penthouse Apartment Inside Milan’s Famed 1920s Ca’ Brutta Building Refurbished by Studio Wok.The Ca 'Brutta, designed by Giovanni Muzio in 1922, is a building with an important role in Milan’s architectural history. Located on via della Moscova, Studio Wok were commissioned to transform the building’s penthouse into a modern...