Piccolina Gelateria by Hecker Guthrie References 1950s Southern Italy.Hecker Guthrie has created a new flagship for Melbourne gelateria, Piccolina, echoing 1950s Southern Italy—from the colourways through to the theatre of gelato, and the idea of home cooking and gathering around the...
Jonathan Richards’ Own Residence in Sydney’s Darlinghurst.It’s such a treat to give you an exclusive look at the latest residential project by one of my favourite Australian interior designers, and all round excellent humans, Jonathan Richards of SJB. To top things off, this is Jonathan’s own...
Bricks Decoded: Easy, Breezy, Beautiful Breeze Block.In Brazil, it’s known as Cobogó. In India, they call it Jaalis. The French term is Brise-soleil. Here we know it as Breeze Block. Call them what you will, these little units of awesome are making a massive comeback. Back in the 50s...
An Old Barn in Lormes, France Transformed Into a Contemporary Country House by Frank Minnaërt.Paris-based Minnaërt Studio seems to have a budding flair for breathing new life into tired or forgotten places. Their most recent project is the restoration of an old stone barn, set on the outskirts of Lormes, in the Nièvre region of...
Amagansett House Renovation by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design.Located in the beach town of Amagansett in the Hamptons, the architecture of this existing home didn’t instantly draw Jessica Helgerson Interior Design studio in like many of the historic old homes they are accustomed to working on. But...
Residential Architecture | 2017 Archive.Aaaaand we are kicking off our 2017 Archives with Residential Architecture, one of our favourite categories here at Yellowtrace. We are passionate about homes and seeing the way people live around the globe, and more importantly, we...
House For Four Generations in Tokyo, Japan by Tomomi Kito Architects & Associates.The expression goes: ‘More is more’ and in this instance, Tomomi Kito Architects have shown us just that, without holding back on the abundance of quality woodwork. From luxe wooden flooring to cabinetry and a charming wooden-clad...
Annandale House by Welsh + Major Architects.If you asked most people what initial question they ought to be asked by an architect when commissioning a new home, Welsh + Major imagine it would be something along the lines of: “What kind of house would you like?” However, the...
Brazilian Brutalism: Chez Georges Private Villa in Rio de Janeiro.Overlooking Sugarloaf Mountain, Guanabara Bay and Rio de Janeiro’s rooftops is Chez Georges Private Villa. Built in the 1970s by one of the key architects of Brazilian modernism, Wladimir Alves de Souza, the property was recently...
