O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects’ Extension to a 1970s London House.This elegant intervention at the rear of a London home by O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects replaces a 1970’s extension to allow a connection to the...
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...
Villeneuve Residence in Montréal, Canada by Atelier Barda.Canadian architecture firm Atelier Barda has converted a Montréal building that once housed two apartments above a grocery store into a single-family home dubbed "Résidence Villeneuve". The entire redesign was guided by two...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // November 2017.Hello friends, and welcome to the November 2017 edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight where we round up the best submissions featuring local and global design news. We’ve had some seriously brilliant submissions this month (like, what's...
Warm Minimalism: Shoei House in Japan by Hearth Architects.This house in Shiga, Japan was designed by Hearth Architects and built on a plot of land that's mere 5.5 meters wide. The architects have embraced the limitations of a super-narrow block of land, making the most of the crafty design...
Stories On Design // Sliced Architecture.Sliced Architecture is an ode to skylights, primarily, but not just your regular, run-of-the-mill skylights. Puh-lease. When has regular anything been the topic of discussion around here? Exactly! Sliced Architecture takes into account...
Jac House in Sydney, Australia by panovscott.Established in 2012 by Anita Panov and Andrew Scott, one might assume panovscott are green-faced emerging architects who made a splash with this beautiful project early on in their career. Dubbed Jac, this house extension has cleaned up at...
Micro Living: 11-Square-Metre Apartment in Paris by Batiik Studio.Ever wondered what it would be like waking up within two places at once? Part classic Parisian allure perfectly blended with oceanic cobalt blue of Santorini islands. Thanks to Airbnb, you may be tempted to book a night or two in this...
Bricks Decoded: Curved Brick Buildings.Curves. And bricks. These are two concepts we don’t usually associate with each other, at least not straight away, right? Since I personally love nothing more than challenging that which we’ve all come to expect, I thought it...