Vol 13

Ark Journal is more than just a publication; it’s a celebration of the beauty and simplicity that defines Scandinavian design and architecture. It’s also one of Susan’s personal favourites for inspiration.

ARK JOURNAL VOL XII contemplates the quiet force of obsession, a power that fuels creation and transformation, that drives to protect, preserve and perfect.
This issue celebrates the journeys of individuals across music, art, design, interiors and architecture whose passion and authenticity are united by the force of obsession.

HOMES
A country home in southern Jutland rewilded to instil a sense of history, a Philip Johnson house restored with patience, determination and humility, a joyous experimental loft in New York and obsessive nuance in a 1930s Danish beach house.

INTERVIEW
Across seven decades of practice, the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has framed a language of his own, elemental and deeply moving, drawing on memories, the subconscious and a close reading of context and place.

LIVING ARCHITECTURE
A high point of French late modernism, Villa Weil is a pure expression of architecture, an abstract object that lies elemental in its rural landscape, preserved and shared as a cultural project.

DESIGN
Bent, folded and curved, the metal sculptural forms of Umberto Bellardi Ricci staged in a landmark New York penthouse, echo the angular matrix of the interior and the cityscape that inspired their shapes.

ART
In a poetic and transient tribute to the Manitoga estate of American pioneer designer Russel Wright, an artist and a photographer capture the soul of the location with a fleeting gesture.

ESSAY
Artist Jan Gleie discusses the process of capturing the dreamy images of his photo essay, the personal, almost random choices driven by atmosphere and memories of childhood.