Mölle by the Sea by Elding Oscarson // Sweden.Sweden – top three in my list of places I’d be from if I wasn’t from here. Elding Oscarson – similarly top-ranking in the sort of architects I’d be if I was in that league. So what joy today’s post brings – it’s a house in...
Ester Restaurant & Bar by Anthony Gill Architects // Sydney.Ester Restaurant & Bar is located in a former loading dock of a two storey warehouse in Sydney's Chippendale. Masterfully transformed by Anthony Gill Architects, this deceivingly simple interior pays respect to it's semi-industrial...
Gallery Post // Aesop Store in Kyoto Kawaramachi.Aesop Kawaramachi store in Kyoto, designed by Torafu Architects, reflects the history of the neighbourhood and aligns itself with contemporary...
Sheats Goldstein House by John Lautner.Writing about this house is a bit like chucking in my two cents about Meryl Streep. Occupying a realm beyond mere fame, the scene-stealer of countless movies, you all have an informed and long-developed opinion, and nothing I have to say...
Loft FOR by adn Architectures // Brussels, Belgium.Ahhh goodness. Are these images real or is this some artist's impression of a place where gravity doesn't exist? The slickness of the folded steel stair is verging on implausible. That thin and that crisp? Really? Alas, you'll be pleased...
Joshua Tree House by Kendrick Bangs Kellogg.What I like about writing for Yellowtrace is that I get to spend a fair bit of time mentally arranging my furniture in houses other than my own. With this one I am stumped. Being frank, this house is not my cup of tea. However at this...
Kessel-Lo House by NU Architectuuratelier // Belgium.Ghent-based practice NU Architectuuratelier have refurbished this two-storey house in the suburbs of Leuven in Belgium. Can we please talk about that stair cascading down in front of the double height window? A bit of a...
Sisii Showroom by Yuko Nagayama & Associates // Kobe, Japan.Yuko Nagayama & Associates with landscape designer Toshiya Ogino have created this gobsmacking showroom for the Japanese leatherwear company Sisii in Kobe, Japan. The designers have literally turned the space upside-down and inside-out,...
House Built Over a Pastry Shop by Yuko Nagayama & Associates // Chiba, Japan.'Katsutadai House' is located in the suburban neighborhood of Katsutadai (Chiba) East of Tokyo, Japan. The owners are a well established pastry shop known for their killer apple pie, baking for the neighbourhood since 1977. After 35 years...
