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.
  • SR Ice Cream Miyakojima: A Local Ice Cream Experience

    Spatial Experience and the Moment of TransitionDespite the project’s small footprint, the store was designed to offer visitors a calm…

  • Suuel Living Redefines Indoor-Outdoor Living

    Engineering Balance and an Open Dialogue with NatureThe Suuel Living project is based on an architectural organization that balances the…

  • WuQuanShanFang: Mountain Architecture and Movement

    The Psychology of Enclosure and Spatial FramingThe architectural experience begins with a close relationship to the mountainous topography, as the…

  • Lotus Shala: Architecture, Nature, Movement, and Materiality

    Threshold of Passage and the Kinetic Experience of SpaceThe architectural composition establishes a gradual relationship between interior and exterior, so…

  • Forest Studio: Passage Through the Forest

    Scenography of Passage and Penetration into the Forest MassThe Forest Studio project is shaped by a precise relationship between the…

  • Casa Sodzil: Material Memory, Climate, and Spatial Movement

    Scenography of Passage and Material MemoryThe residence emerges within the surroundings of Hacienda Sodzil Norte through a careful reading of…

  • São Paulo Coastal House Balances Privacy and Seaviews

    Spatial Dynamism and the Redirection of CirculationThe house is organized around an L-shaped plan that responds to its stepped coastal…

  • Hospital del Mar Expansion: Spatial Design and Urban Integration

    Spatial Dynamics and Structural ReconfigurationThe architectural configuration of the Hospital del Mar expansion responds to the complex constraints of its…

  • Campano Frío: Architecture and Forest Ecological Restoration

    Dialogue Between the Architectural Mass and the Restored LandscapeThe architectural intervention on this site transcends the conventional concept of construction,…

  • Casa Eva: Structural Expression Within a Natural Context

    Structural Expression and Spatial FramingCast-in-place reinforced concrete shifts from being a supporting structural element to becoming the primary element that…

  • Urban Living Library: Reclaiming the Hedgehog Habitat

    Reframing the Urban Landscape: The Scenographic Intersection Between Concrete and Natural LifeModern cities operate according to the logic of rigid…

  • 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…