2verandas by Gus Wüstemann in Zürich, Switzerland I Yellowtrace.

2verandas by Gus Wüstemann // Zürich, Switzerland.

To Switzerland, today, to look at a wonderful (enormous) house on the northern shores of Lake Zürich by Gus Wüstemann Architects. The building comprises two houses – one of concrete, one of wood – at opposite ends of a large suburban...
Bacopari House by UNA Arquitetos, São Paulo, Brazil | Yellowtrace.

Bacopari House by UNA Arquitetos // São Paulo, Brazil.

If I had to nominate a favourite typology in domestic architecture (it’s a question we’re all asked most days), it would be the courtyard house. And this one, by São Paulo’s UNA Arquitetos, is a cracker. A good courtyard house does...
The Cottage by Gray Organschi Architecture | Yellowtrace.

The Cottage by Gray Organschi Architecture.

I like a couple of things about this project. One of these things is that it reminds me of the beautiful Killiney House by Ireland's O'Donnell and Tuomey, a masterful cascade of concrete with wonky roofs and trees and views a lot like...

Malibu Stacy’s Dream Home.

I’ll preface this with a disclaimer – I’m about to hold forth on Los Angeles modernism, and I have not been to LA. One day I plan to, with the sole intention of soaking up some great mid-century modernist architecture and design. And...

The Turku Chapels // Finland.

There is something so powerful about essential, elemental space. Not one part more than needed, not one gesture less than necessary. The result presents as a single deft stroke, which conjures visceral and various reactions from the people...