Author: Design Lens

An editorial desk dedicated to in-depth architectural reading, project interpretation, and critical design insight. Editorial Team: Mustafa & Rajy Khabazi.
  • Heart of Sayram Lake: Reflective Architecture and Site Integration

    Mass and Transparency Solutions: Deconstructing the Volume Through Reflection The Heart of Sayram Lake project adopts a visual approach that…

  • Piloti Project: Massing and Natural Topography

    Massing Articulation and Topographical Integration This residence moves beyond the notion of a singular visual gesture or a dramatic cantilever,…

  • Cardinal Mercier College Building Embraces Sustainable Design

    Contemporary Contextual Extension The new building at Cardinal Mercier College emerges as an architectural response that respects the character of…

  • OAS/S-AETHER: A Light Installation Bridging Nature and Material

    Structural Integration and the Dialogue Between Mass and Coastline The installation is positioned on the sandy coastline as a lightweight…

  • Maison A: An Architectural Approach to Forest Integration

    Living Between Forest Layers The architectural design of the residence is founded on the principle of integration with its natural…

  • Apex by Rover Tiny Homes: Redefining Compact Living

    Massing Composition and Visual Integration This model transcends the boundaries of traditional tiny living through a balanced massing composition that…

  • Santa Barbara Parish Complex: Blending Masses and Civic Spaces

    The Dialectic of Mass and Void: Integration into the Urban Fabric The Santa Barbara Parish Complex redefines the concept of…

  • Safe Haven’s Underground Homes for Wildfire Protection

    From Surface Ruins to an Underground Refuge The recurring scenes of residential neighborhoods consumed by wildfires, where nothing remains except…

  • Sanctum: Architecture Shaped by Material, Time, and Nature

    Deconstructing Massing and the Dialogue Between Light and Shadow The design is based on a carefully studied visual contrast that…

  • NB01 House: Balancing Family Memory and Contemporary Design

    Contextual Contradiction: Between Noise and Historical Continuity The site of NB01 House presents a design challenge resulting from its adjacency…

  • Laneway Studio Redefines Urban Living in Sydney

    Urban Interaction and Redefining the Rear Laneway The project moves beyond the conventional perception of rear laneways as neglected service…

  • Jacarezinho II House Combines Nature and Visual Continuity

    Spatial Transition and the Integration of Mass with Nature The design concept is based on a balanced relationship between the…

  • Larivière Foundation Redefines La Boca’s Industrial Identity

    Cultural Transformation and Urban Reorientation The selection of the Larivière Foundation’s site within the industrial fabric of La Boca represents…

  • AMS House: Transforming Sloping Terrain into Residential Space

    Massing Composition and Topographical Response AMS House emerges as an architectural study in how a sloping site can be employed…

  • Villas de San Pablo Cultural Center: Rethinking Public Architecture

    Kinetic Transition and the Reconfiguration of Public Space The architectural design of the Villas de San Pablo Cultural Center transcends…

  • Quatro Casas Apartment: Modern Residential Massing Design

    Progressive Massing and Spatial Dynamics The massing strategy of this residential complex is based on a gradual arrangement of the…

  • Spiral House Balances Privacy and Openness

    Structural Configuration and the Dialectic of Enclosure and Openness The building takes shape as a direct response to the site’s…

  • Brescia Hospital of the Future Redefines Healing Architecture

    Redefining the Therapeutic Space: From the Traditional Institution to the Open Campus The design proposal for the Hospital of the…

  • JF Residence: Balancing Openness and Privacy in a Rural House

    Dialogue Between Mass and Landscape: Dissolving into the Rural Horizon The design approaches the site as a framework that directs…

  • Kinderoase an der TUM Redefines Urban Daycare

    Spatial Scenography and Vertical Extension The architectural concept behind Kinderoase an der TUM redefines the conventional daycare center by adopting…

  • Veil Tower Balances Temporary Architecture and Nature

    Threshold of Bowing and the Reconfiguration of Spatial Experience The spatial experience of the Veil Tower begins the moment visitors…