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Leckie Studio Vancouver Penthouse Photo Conrad Brown Yellowtrace

Leckie Studio-designed Penthouse Inside Bjarke Ingels’ Vancouver House.

Leckie Studio weaves a layered, balanced environment that celebrates the inside and outside with an organic and refined element through an iterative design process, responding to the client's lifestyle. Filled with luscious vegetation...

Cheshire Architects Awaawaroa Bay New Zealand Architecture Photo Jackie Meiring Yellowtrace

Encampment-like Home: Awaawaroa Bay House by Cheshire Architects.

Three small volumes resembling more of an encampment than a home are situated around a sun-drenched courtyard in Awaawaroa Bay, New Zealand. By eroding the threshold between inside and outside Cheshire Architects have doubled the living...

Da Bureau Third Place Pop Up St Petersburg Russia Yellowtrace

Third Place Pop-up in St. Petersburg by DA Bureau.

As part of the significant reconstruction, DA Bureau carefully restored the historic St.Petersburg mansion façade, maintaining the building's rich history and identity. Instead of being quashed, these aesthetic qualities were celebrated,...

Arquitectura Sergio Portillo Casa Mika Mexico City Photp Cesar Bejar Yellowtrace

Casa Mika by Arquitectura Sergio Portillo.

Mexican architect Sergio Portillo Alarcón decided to create two main bodies, separating public and private areas through several courtyards, each with its specific character and feel. “We wanted to generate different atmospheres...

Spaceagency Architects Rule Street Garden House Western Australian Architecture Photo Dion Robeson Yellowtrace

Garden House in North Fremantle by Spaceagency Architects.

Capturing views of the ocean on the first floor and activating the house through several access points to the gardens, Spaceagency Architects facilitates effortless indoor and outdoor living at Garden House in North...

Nic Brunsdon East Fremantle House Australian Architecture Photo Dion Robeson Yellowtrace

East Fremantle House by Nic Brunsdon.

An effort to encapsulate as much northern light while distributing it evenly between personal and sociable spaces has created a perfect sanctuary for a family. This is Australian architect’s Nic Bunsdon’s East Fremantle House – an...

Baja Club Hotel La Paz Mexico Max Von Werz Arquitectos Jaune Interiors Yellowtrace

Baja Club Hotel in La Paz, Mexico by Max von Werz Architects & Jaune Interiors.

Putting the chic back into colonial, this 32-room hotel, designed by Mexico City-based Max von Werz Architects and Paris-based Jaune Interiors, adds a contemporary expression to a classic Mexican Hacienda resulting in a dose of bohemian...

Santa Maria Lovers House Mallorca Isla Architects Photo Luis Diaz Diaz Yellowtrace

Lover’s House in Mallorca by ISLA Architects.

At Lover’s house in Santa Maria, Majorca, designed by ISLA Architects, terracotta pink exterior bleeding into the dusty terrain. Large openings frame the swimming pool and provide panoramic views of the surrounding vineyards and...

Malu De Miguel, MS5 House Madrid Architecture, Multi Generational Home | Yellowtrace

Tactile Brutalism: MS5 House in Madrid by Malu de Miguel.

Malu de Miguel's MS5 House in Madrid is the young architect's first ever commission. The sturdy, rectilinear volumes of two separate buildings designed for three generations are linked by a maze-like terrace and light-capturing courtyards....

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A.B. Lafitte Creates Moody Fig-Toned Sanctuary for Tulsa's Silk Salon.

Swiss Architect Leopold Banchini Crafts Entire London Pub Interior From One Oak Tree.

Singapore's Brutalist Library Becomes Dynamic Workspace Thanks to Nice Projects' Expert Touch.

This Parisian Apartment Renovation Reimagines Art Nouveau for Today.

Studio Roslyn Transforms Vancouver Chinatown Space into Postmodern Beauty Haven.

Pattern Studio Creates Intimate Retail Haven for Deiji's Sydney Expansion.

Uchronia's Fearless Transformation of Fashion Designer Eli Mizrahi's Paris Apartment.

Euro-Inspired Design Meets Burleigh Beach Charm at the New Mondrian Hotel.

African Influences Meet Australian Landscape in Monarto Safari Resort by Studio Gram.

Mid-Century Meets Modern Sandwich Culture at S'WICH Surry Hills.

My First 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen Changed How I Think About Design Events.

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20-Year Friendship Creates Design Magic at Currumbin Valley Retreat.

From Island Prefabs to Tiny Treehouses: The Best Australian Homes of 2025.

Order Matter's Raw House Champions Honest Architecture in Seoul's Dense Urban Landscape.

Hé Architectuur Transform 1990s Belgian Fermette with Rrammed Earth Walls and Winter Garden.

My First 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen Changed How I Think About Design Events.

House of Horns: WOJR Transforms California Ruins into Sculptural Residential Masterpiece.

Paris Apartment Restoration Brings Le Corbusier's 1930s Heritage Back from Architectural Limbo.

Architect George's Steel and Timber Veil Transforms a Dense Surry Hills Federation Home.

House for Five Women: Architecture as a Force for Good in Post-War Bosnia.

From Marble to Wire: How Knoll Transforms Raw Materials into Timeless Design Icons.

New Castle: A Walled Garden Paradise in Merewether by Anthony St John Parsons.

A Compact Rural Retreat Inspired by Thoreau's Walden Philosophy.

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