Author: Design Lens

An editorial desk dedicated to in-depth architectural reading, project interpretation, and critical design insight. Editorial Team: Mustafa & Rajy Khabazi.
  • Mami Dan Temple Connects Spiritual and Cultural Spaces

    Spatial Narrative and the Ceremonial Processional WalkwayThe architectural experience of the Mami Dan Temple in the village of Toligbé translates…

  • Casa O Uses Contrasting Façades to Shape the Spatial Experience

    Massing Contrast Between Spatial Enclosure and OpennessCasa O is conceived around an architectural concept that contrasts two distinctly different façades….

  • Full Renovation LVL Reconfigures Massing for Daylight

    Reconfiguring the Massing and Introducing Natural LightThe renovation project begins with the rehabilitation of a house originally built in the…

  • Swan Pavilion: Architecture Between Nature and Structure

    Merging with the Landscape: Forming Scale and MassingUnlike many temporary structures that seek to impose a distinct visual presence separate…

  • Peckham House: Material Honesty and Environmental Performance

    Architectural Freedom and the Deconstruction of Site BoundariesDesigning one’s own home offers architects an exceptional opportunity for spatial experimentation, where…

  • Nereidas Homes Balances Fragmented Volumes and Nature

    Mass Fragmentation and Openness to the Desert LandscapeThe architectural concept of Nereidas Homes is based on fragmenting the functional program…

  • N2 House Combines Mobility with the Stability of Permanent Living

    A Deliberate Volumetric Transition Between Temporary and Permanent LivingThe N2 moves beyond the conventional notion of a temporary shelter to…

  • Tokyo Ballet House Extends Performance into the City

    The City as a Theatrical Space: Redefining the Boundaries of the StudioWithin the urban fabric of Komagome, the building does…

  • Santuario de La Salle and Contemporary Sacred Architecture

    Spatial Transformation Between Secularity and SacrednessThe architectural concept of Santuario de La Salle, designed by CAZA, is founded on reinterpreting…

  • House in Las Rozas Explores Curved Massing

    The Scenographic Experience and the Deconstruction of Spatial MassThe building’s visual identity is articulated through a geometric composition of five…

  • SHAK Design Blends Self-Sufficiency with Spatial Experience

    Massing Scenography and the Natural Landscape RelationshipThe exterior mass of the SHAK project establishes a sculptural presence that transcends the…

  • Greenhouse in Genoa Blends Transparency and Movement

    The Drama of Level Variation and the Direction of CirculationSet within a private garden in the city of Genoa, the…

  • KUL Nosara: Architecture in Dialogue with Nature

    Spatial Scenography and Topographic AdaptationThe architectural concept of KUL Nosara is embodied in redefining the relationship between the built mass…

  • Adaptive Reuse Redefines Industrial Heritage at Fábrica Bhering

    Spatial Experience and Adaptive Heritage ReuseThe project is based on the adaptive reuse of a historic industrial complex comprising five…

  • Casa Bahia Integrates Architecture with Nature

    Scenography of Integration: Shaping Architectural Masses Through Environmental MorphologyThe project originates from a conscious interpretation of the site’s topography in…

  • Camp Meeker Redefines the Mountain Cabin Experience

    Mass Deconstruction and Spatial ReductionThe building adopts a design strategy based on conscious reduction, where the functional program is reorganized…

  • Stuyvesant Town Redevelopment Without Demolition

    Mass and Façade ReconfigurationThe proposal begins by reinterpreting Stuyvesant Town as an existing urban structure that can be transformed without…

  • EcoNeo Explores Efficient Compact Housing

    Spatial Configuration and Mass ArticulationThe EcoNeo project is founded on the philosophy of maximizing the efficiency of limited space by…

  • Jisoo Yoo’s Dream House Explores Architectural Boundaries

    Geometry of Transition: Deconstructing the Floating MassJisoo Yoo’s Dream House emerges from a fundamental inquiry into the relationship between inner…

  • Moooi’s Adaptive Interiors: Human–Technology Interaction

    Temporal and Spatial Interaction in Interior SpacesInterior spaces are typically characterized by stability once they have been fully furnished; however,…