Author: Design Lens

Design Lens is an ArchUp editorial desk dedicated to architectural reading, project interpretation and critical design insight. Editorial team: Mustafa and Rajy Khabazi. Article preparation and analytical commentary are shared editorial responsibilities.
  • Mirror Pavilion: Reinterpreting Ayineh-Kari in an Industrial Hall

    The Visual Experience in Traditional Iranian Architecture (Ayineh-Kari)In some Iranian shrines or palaces, a different perception of space emerges upon…

  • Palace of Fine Arts: Technology and Space Reframed

    Architectural Space as a Temporary Exhibition PlatformSan Francisco witnessed an unconventional use of the Palace of Fine Arts space, where…

  • Novum Chair: Rethinking Plastic in Furniture Design

    The reliance on plastic in furniture manufacturing and the problem of recyclingFurniture manufacturing relies heavily on plastic in injection-molded structures…

  • PhytoSymbiosis Seat: Interactive Public Seating

    The Seat as a Design Case within the Public RealmAt first glance, the PhytoSymbiosis Seat can be read as an…

  • Craft House Lux: Redefining Stability in Small Homes

    The Shift from Mobility to Architectural StabilityThis model represents a shift in the direction of small houses, moving away from…

  • Urban Gable Park: Redefining Compact Living

    Redefining the Concept of Living in Small UnitsSome models of compact housing are based on reducing spaces to the absolute…

  • Gardiner Ground Floor: Cultural Reconfiguration

    Principles of Ground Floor RehabilitationThe renovation works of the ground floor in the Gardiner Museum were based on three main…

  • Casa Refugio: Enclosed Mass and Interior Openness

    Mass and Envelope as a Tool for PrivacyThe project is presented from the street side as a compact and closed…

  • East River Residence: Suspended Coastal Architecture

    Suspended Architecture as a Design ConceptIn this project, the building appears as if it is suspended above the ground rather…

  • The Knoll: Compact Living and Spatial Efficiency

    The Concept of Living in Small SpacesLiving in small homes is based on reducing the living area and the associated…

  • Compartment S4 Champawat: Craft as Civic Infrastructure

    Transformation of Crafts from Product to Architectural StructureThe text raises the question of whether local crafts can shift from being…

  • Hadaway House: Contemporary Mountain Architecture

    Site and Mountain ContextThe house is located on a northwest-facing slope in the Sunridge neighborhood of Whistler, within a mountainous…

  • Epiq Vehicle: Reinterpreting the Car as Spatial Composition

    Reinterpreting the vehicle as a compositional spaceThe vision stems from the contrast between rigid industrial design methodologies and the experimental…

  • Volo-X-Pro eVTOL: Shared-Component Urban Air Mobility Design

    Advancements in Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) AircraftThe Volo-X-Pro design of multi-rotor electric aircraft represents an evolutionary step within…

  • Altus Transformable Rooftop Cabin Redefines Tent Design

    Transformations in Roof Tent DesignThe camping experience has long been negatively affected by factors such as weak materials, complex installation,…

  • The Portuguese Facade: Urban Isolation and Interior Space

    The Social Threshold in Everyday SpaceThe text refers to a daily practice in a rural context where chairs are placed…

  • MP House: Topography and Spatial Design

    General Context and Material SelectionThe residence is located within a residential compound and is designed as a holiday home with…

  • Repurposing Xiaomi Mi 8 as a Smart Speaker | Handmax Project

    Stabilizing the Aesthetics of Smart Audio DevicesThe home smart speaker market has shown a clear trend toward repetitive designs based…

  • Green Anarchy: Urban Decay as Ecological Interface

    Cities Between Human-Centered Design and the Potential of DecayCities are primarily designed to meet human needs, where surfaces, façades, and…

  • Vihara House: Water, Light, and Spatial Design

    Relationship Between Architecture and the Ecological SystemThe text reflects a vision of environments in which life is organized around water,…

  • Scandi Inn Project: Redefining Design in Tiny House Architecture

    Aesthetic Transformations in the Tiny House MovementOver the years, the tiny house movement has experienced clear fluctuations in aesthetic direction….