Life House (Tyˆ Bywyd): John Pawson’s Modern-Day Retreat in Rural Wales.World-famous award-winning architect John Pawson was commissioned by Living Architecture to design ‘Tyˆ Bywyd’ (translating to ‘Life House’), a 260 square metre property located on the lower slopes of a small valley in Llanbister,...
Wirra Willa Pavilion Retreat in Somersby, NSW by Matthew Woodward Architecture.Wirra Willa Pavilion is a tranquil self-contained retreat in Somersby, a rural area an hour outside of Sydney. Inspired by the iconic work of Mies Van Der Rohe, the guesthouse beautifully cantilevers over a lake and adheres to all...
Stories On Design // Barn House Conversions.Barn-houses very much remind me of my childhood, and houses in which my grandparents used to live, and some of my uncles and aunties still do. I've grown up knowing so many barns looking like a "before shot", so seeing ultra sharp, modern...
House Husarö in Stockholm, Sweden by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter.With its floor-to-ceiling windows, pitched roof, forest aspect and use of natural materials, House Husarö in Stockholm by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter has all the usual trappings of a classic Nordic cabin. However, upon taking a closer...
Weekend House in Wachtebeke, Belgium by GAFPA.What makes a weekend house? Young architects GAFPA fancied to land in Wachtebeke for what could be a weekend house. The project earned them a special mention during the recent Belgian Building Awards. The weekend house exemplifies an...
Residential Interior Design | 2015 Archive.If there's one category that's never in short supply for us to cover here on Yellowtrace, it's sensational Residential Interiors (and Architecture). Like most human beings, we are passionate about homes and seeing the way people live...
Residential Architecture | 2015 Archive.We are kicking off our 2015 Archives with Residential Architecture, one of our favourite categories at the Yellowtrace HQ. We are passionate about homes and seeing the way people live around the globe, and more importantly, we love...
Muji Unveils Three Tiny Prefab Houses at Tokyo Design Week.Konstantin Grcic, Jasper Morrison & Naoto Fuksava explore minimal living for Japanese retailer Muji in a set of ultra-simple cabins at Tokyo Design...
Six Walls House in Sweden by Arrhov Frick Arkitektkontor.To direct the views away from the road and towards the sea, the architects built a 5.4-metre-high wall as the southern facade of the property, while the northern elevation comprises a grid of sliding glass panels. Six concrete walls span...
