Stories On Design // 3D Grids.Today we celebrate 3D Grids in a Story that brings together many inspiring projects from around the world, ranging from architecture, interiors, furniture, art and installations. 3D Grids have proven to be the perfect building-block...
Cafe With Volcanic Stone Walls in South Korea by Platform_A.Located on the once volcanic Jeju island, South Korea, Platform Monsant is a crafted expression of its landscape - a sand-less island littered with deep earthy red boulders spewed forth from another age. Platform_A’s newly built...
Magical Works of Architecture by Tokyo-based Jun Aoki & Associates.Tokyo-based architecture studio Jun Aoki & Associates has completed many, many eyeball-pleasing and thought-provoking projects over the last 25 years of practice, ranging in scale and scope - from houses, galleries and temporary...
Stories On Design // Iran’s Contemporary Architecture Boom.Contemporary architecture in Iran is flourishing. New building typologies are being explored with passion, rigour and ingenuity. There are some bold and daring statements alongside subtle and sophisticated expressions. This awakening is...
Jaw-dropping Crystal Facade of CHANEL Amsterdam Flagship Store by MVRDV.MVRDV were commissioned to design CHANEL's flagship store in Amsterdam, which saw the architects replace the original brick facade of a former townhouse with glass blocks, utilising cutting-edge glass technology. Located on the PC...
NUEC + MMAP Museums in Portugal by Alvaro Siza + Eduardo Souto de Moura.Two white museums sit beside each other in the city of San Tirso, Portugal. Constructed three centuries apart, the two buildings differ in style, size and purpose but share a common visual and spatial sensibility. Pritzker Prize...
Interview: Melbourne-Based Architect Kerstin Thompson.We've featured the work of Kerstin Thompson Architects a number of times on Yellowtrace - first when we celebrated our love for Beautiful Brickwork, followed by the Tour of Aesop Stores Around The World, and most recently in our Story...
Zinc-Clad Midden Studio in Scotland by Studio Weave.Slowly nestling itself into Scotland’s western coastline, Midden Studio is this alien life form, bizarrely celebrating allusions to its Scottish, coastal context. Developed in response to the client’s long-standing relationship to...
Cultural Center La Gota: Tobacco Museum by Losada García in Cáceres, Spain.Get ready for today’s doozy-of-a-building guys – a tobacco museum. Yeah you read that correctly, the Cultural Centre La Gota has been designed around the tobacco plant. Inspiring conceptual design to façade detailing, the tobacco...