Author: Design Lens

An editorial desk dedicated to in-depth architectural reading, project interpretation, and critical design insight. Editorial Team: Mustafa & Rajy Khabazi.
  • Paso Nara: Temporary Pavilion Shaping Urban Experience

    Reframing Massing and Spatial CalibrationThe temporary Paso Nara structure stands at the intersection of Avenida Independencia and Calle Victoria within…

  • BPROM Residence Blends Rural Architecture and Baltic Nature

    The Articulation of Masses and Axial Connections in SpaceThe project’s volumes are distributed along the site’s riverbanks to redefine the…

  • Park1538 Gwangyang: From Industrial Heritage to Cultural Space

    The Scenography of Mass and the Reinterpretation of SteelThe Park1538 Gwangyang project presents a scenographic experience based on the contrast…

  • Shenzhen Bay Culture Center: Coastal Spatial Scenography

    The Formation of Spatial Scenography and the Fluidity of MovementThe project is structured around a clear scenographic hinge located at…

  • Mösli School Expansion and Historic Architecture

    Orthogonal Composition and the Spatial Heart of the ComplexThe listed Mösli School Complex is characterized by a clear orthogonal composition…

  • Chengdu Pavilion: Transformative Envelope and Spatial Design

    Dialogue Between Mass and Light PhenomenaThe architectural concept of the project is embodied in its external envelope, which is composed…

  • Talero House Balances Solid Massing with Open Outdoor Spaces

    Spatial Scenography and the Transition Between VolumesThe spatial experience of the house begins with its position at the highest point…

  • Rue Pavée: Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse in the Marais

    Urban Transformation and the Emergence of a Hybrid FabricAt the heart of Paris’s renowned Marais district, the «Rue Pavée» project…

  • Tokimeki Fruit-Shaped Bus Stops: Form and Function

    The Experience of Passage and Mass FormationThe 16 bus stops distributed along Route 207 in Konagai, Nagasaki Prefecture, take on…

  • Vila do Conde: Urban Memory and Contemporary Architecture

    The Dialogue Between Volumes and Urban MemoryThe architectural concept is based on rereading the site through a reconciliation between existing…

  • TreeBOX Reimagines a Wooden Retreat Through Local Heritage

    Reinterpreting Local Heritage: From Hay Mechanism to Spatial DynamicsThe architectural analysis of TreeBOX does not begin with a simple wooden…

  • Casa Coral Celeiro Alvorada: A Rural Identity Reinterpretation

    Spatial Transformation from Memory into Architectural MaterialityThe project redefines the transitional space to become more than a mere functional passage,…

  • Feliza Bursztyn School: Integrating Learning into the Urban Fabric

    Urban Fabric Balancing the City and the Educational EnvironmentThe project occupies a strategic site in Bogotá at the junction between…

  • AutoFlight eVTOL Design: A New Era of Multi-Functional Aircraft

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

  • 100 Windows House: Rethinking Double-Skin Housing Design

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

  • Cheikh Anta Diop University Student Residence

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

  • Smart’s Place Redefines Housing in London

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

  • Maida Hill Public Amenities Pavilion and the Urban Quarry Concept

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

  • Limoux Cultural Center Revives Industrial Heritage

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

  • Green Sandwich House: A New Vision for Residential Renovation

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