VR Villa in Beirut, Lebanon by Youssef Tohme Architects and Associates.There are two main things that initially attracted me to this extraordinary residence by Youssef Tohme Architects and Associates (YTAA). Firstly – it’s gobsmackingly, unimaginably, ridiculously good looking. I mean, that concrete, the...
Exceptional Concrete Apartment Building in Mexico City by Taller Hector Barroso.You can’t help but feel totally at ease and uplifted when you come across a project as remarkable as this one. This terracotta-toned dream located in Mexico City’s Colonia del Valle district is the work of incredibly clever architects...
Vila Calando in Yanggu-gun, South Korea by Chiasmus Partners.The sprawling, angular and ominous-looking Vila Calando was conceived as a refuge from urban life. Located in South Korea's northeastern countryside, the densely vegetated area is largely untouched due to its proximity to the Demilitarised...
Huntingtower House in Armadale, Melbourne by Workroom & AGUSHI Construction.Home to AGUSHI’s Founding Director, this new 4-bedroom residence unfolds dramatically from the street as an imposing 3-storey box cantilevered over glass rooms and embedded in sunken...
1960s Apartment Renovation in Vigo, Spain by Ansede Quintáns.Of all the things we do here at Yellowtrace, one of the most amusing is having to regularly use Google Translate to decipher project descriptions and/ or read through submissions in broken-English. As a non-native English speaker myself,...
Bosc d’en Pep Ferrer: House on Formentera Island, Spain by MariĂ CastellĂł MartĂnez.It’s a wonderful feeling when you encounter harmony between Mother Nature and the built environment. When architecture not only contemplates nature but intimately engages with it as a pivotal element of design. This quality is deeply...
Sarah Wolfendale’s Kew Apartment Set Inside a Former Lunatic Asylum.It was love at first sight when Melbourne designer Sarah Wolfendale and her husband, Tommy, laid eyes on their future 90-square-metre apartment. While the former Kew Lunatic Asylum might not be everyone’s cup of tea, Sarah and Tommy were...
La Tournette: Parisian Pied-à -Terre by Freaks Architecture Divided With a Mobile Storage Unit.The front of this tiny Parisian apartment features a sculptural mobile cupboard, which also accommodates shelving and a folding table. “It organises the space in many configurations depending on where it is positioned,” explains Freaks...
Quinta da Corte: 200-Year-Old Winery in Portugal Transformed Into a Hotel by Pierre Yovanovitch.This project has all the makings of a classic French film. A wealthy winemaker finds himself wandering in the hillsides of the beautiful Valença do Douro, one of the oldest winemaking areas in Portugal. A self-proclaimed hedonist and art...
