Vol XV

Ark Journal Volume XV explores the home and the studio as spaces of personal expression — where architecture becomes a quiet reflection of identity, shaped by light, time and human presence. Interiors are not fixed compositions but evolving environments that gather meaning over time, embracing imperfection, patina and atmosphere over perfection.

In New York, Gabriel Hendifar's loft offers a deeply personal reading of domestic space. In Naples, Lia Rumma's apartment merges art, conversation and city into a continuous flow of light and thought. In Berlin, modernist clarity meets crafted detail, while on Zealand, a revisiting of Haldor Gunnløgsson's house reflects on legacy and memory. Studios reveal another register of identity: in Ghent, Michaël Borremans shapes environments essential to his painting practice; in upstate New York, a studio balances creation and contemplation.

Beyond domestic spaces, Donald Judd's architectural vision in Marfa keeps space, object and landscape inseparable. An interview with Sarah-Linh Tran of Lemaire explores where fashion and architecture meet, while Filipe Assis reflects on Brazilian culture through its architectural landmarks. Across this issue, architecture emerges not only as form, but as presence — revealing who we are, gradually and over time.