Author: Design Lens

An editorial desk dedicated to in-depth architectural reading, project interpretation, and critical design insight. Editorial Team: Mustafa & Rajy Khabazi.
  • AutoFlight eVTOL Design: A New Era of Multi-Functional Aircraft

    The Engineering Platform and the Multi-Functional Strategy The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) industry borrows the concept of a…

  • 100 Windows House: Rethinking Double-Skin Housing Design

    Size and Façade: The Sculptural Formation of the Exterior Envelope The double-layered terracotta exterior envelope transforms into an architectural element…

  • Cheikh Anta Diop University Student Residence

    Spatial Experience and Airflow Across the University Campus The residential complex organizes its spatial experience through a massing composition based…

  • Smart’s Place Redefines Housing in London

    Spatial Composition and the Utilization of the Urban Skyline London’s dense urban environment presents formal and spatial challenges shaped by…

  • Maida Hill Public Amenities Pavilion and the Urban Quarry Concept

    Material Transformation from the Financial District to the Civic Realm The architectural concept of the building is based on the…

  • Limoux Cultural Center Revives Industrial Heritage

    Spatial Transformation from Industrial Heritage to Urban Extension The project represents a thoughtful adaptive reuse of a former industrial site…

  • Green Sandwich House: A New Vision for Residential Renovation

    Spatial Transition and Rediscovering Latent Potential The renovation of existing buildings places architects before the challenge of engaging with previous…

  • Rogue Mini Redefines Space in Mobile Home Design

    Massing Strategy and Transforming Spatial Constraints into Design Value This tiny home redefines the concept of compact living through an…

  • Cafe N+: Bridging Historic Context and Contemporary Cultural Life

    Dynamics of Circulation and Spatial Composition The building presents an interwoven spatial composition that redefines the relationship between history and…

  • EA House Shapes the Architectural Experience

    Spatial Dialogue Between the Building Mass and the Rock Cliff The architectural form of EA House emerges from a direct…

  • Casa Zapallar: Stereotomic and Tectonic Design Integration

    Scenographic Interaction and the Experience of Spatial Emergence The sensory perception of the building begins through its direct relationship with…

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    Gabonsa Pavilion: Circular Construction in Temporary Architecture

    The Gabonsa Pavilion is a small temporary structure designed for a music festival using timber beams and industrial materials. It…

  • Jabuticabeiras House Enhances Residential Efficiency

    Spatial Reconfiguration and Human-Centered Living The house design reflects a transformation in lifestyle through the reorganization of spatial layouts to…

  • Blue Bottle Coffee Harajuku Redefines Urban Tranquility

    Visual Contrast and Spatial Segmentation The architectural response of the Blue Bottle Coffee Harajuku café by TEKI Design extends beyond…

  • Summer House Transforms an Old Barn Through Adaptive Reuse

    Volume Transformation and Mass Deconstruction The spatial concept of the project begins with redefining the relationship between human scale and…

  • Live Oak Farm Pavilion Blends Agriculture and Community Life

    Spatial Extension Between Production and the Natural Context Live Oak Farm Pavilion transcends its role as a functional shelter to…

  • Casa Flow Integrates Architecture with the Natural Landscape

    Spatial Fluidity and Dialogue with the Topography Casa Flow emerges from an architectural vision that redefines the relationship between dwelling…

  • Shenzhen Natural History Museum: Topography into Architecture

    Spatial Dynamics and the Emergence of the Mass from Geography The exterior form of the Shenzhen Natural History Museum transcends…

  • Bina Istra Office Building Blends Workspaces with Topography

    Reconfiguring Topography and Adapting to Site Transformation The project begins with the rehabilitation of a site previously used as a…

  • Casa Macahuite Balances Structure and Coastal Environment

    Structural Composition and Dialogue with the Topography The project is composed of five structural elements, including four vertical concrete walls…