Stories On Design // Built Into Nature.Today we take a world wide tour of seriously incredible examples of architecture that not only address their context and interact with their surrounds, the sites they occupy form the key ingredient that architects have used in the overall...
Old Scuola Pizzeria in Rotterdam by Instability We Trust.Terrazzo bar elements forms the epicentre of Old Scuola, an industrial production kitchen and pizza restaurant in Rotterdam by Instability We...
Enoteca dai Tosi: Wine Bar Carved Into a Mountain in Matera, Italy, Designed by Architecten De Vylder Vinck Taillieu.Enoteca dai Tosi started out life as a competition. Five esteemed architectural studios duked it out for the honour to design the three-level winery. Architecten De Vylder Vinck Taillieu won the coveted prize and itās clear why. If the...
The Plant Society in Collingwood, Melbourne by Jason Chongue.Designed and curated by Jason Chongue, The Plant Society in Collingwood embodies a new perspective and experience on the traditional plant...
Eden Locke Edinburgh Hotel by Grzywinski+Pons.For a country that has more than 400 words to describe snow and the nationās favourite word is ādriechā (meaning dull and miserable weather), it probably comes as somewhat of a surprise that the architects Gryzwinski+Pons chose a...
Stories On Design // Trending Terrazzo.Some people have a love/hate relationship with terrazzo. Divisive as it may be, itās ALL love around here, baby! We canāt get enough of the quirky colour combinations, the clash of materials and the sense of movement and vibrancy it...
Food for Soul’s Refettorio Felix Soup Kitchen in London by Studioilse.Food for Soul, a non-profit organisation has set up Refettorio Felix Soup Kitchen in London, taking itās own little patch and standing up for the vulnerable. Designed by Ilse Crawford and her team at Studioilse, this very special...
Raval Hideaway in Barcelona by Mariana de DelƔs + Marcos Duffo.It started out life as a motorcycle workshop, then abandoned, it became home to the local Barcelonian squatters. Now the 55sqm space is both a hideaway and a living studio for a young, world-travelling, entrepreneur. Architects...
#YellowtraceTravels: Cathay Pacific’s The Pier Business Class Lounge in Hong Kong by Ilse Crawford.Over the years of travelling both for business and pleasure, I've come to realise that all great trips start well before boarding the plane. Yes, flying in a premium cabin definitely helps (like - a lot), but in many ways the hidden gem of...