Ark Journal | Vol. XVI

ARK JOURNAL VOLUME XVI explores extraordinary homes and creative spaces where architecture is deeply connected to place. From historic buildings thoughtfully restored to contemporary homes shaped by landscape, this issue celebrates environments that tell stories of craftsmanship, memory and the people who inhabit them. Journey through remarkable homes, inspiring studio visits and in-depth conversations with architects, designers and creative minds whose work is guided by curiosity, sensitivity and a profound respect for their surroundings. Discover spaces where architecture, interiors, art and nature exist in quiet dialogue, revealing new ways of living, creating and belonging. HOMES. A country home in southern Jutland rewilded to instill 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. Tobia Scarpa, the tactile architect POTRAIT. Inhabiting a liminal space Minjae Kim unearths an authentic visual language INTERVIEW. Yuki Ikeguchi on spaces between, incompleteness and architectural porosity CASE STUDY. Past and present in harmonious contrast HOME ROME. Ramdane Touhami adds his own layer of history to a Palazzo Borghese apartment HOME TRIBECA. Athena Calderone and Danielle Siggerud on shared visions and building atmosphere HOME BELVÉZET. Nicolas Trembley renovates a 14th century priory traversing ancient and modern HOME FINLAND. Restoring his family's manor house Teemu Kurkela honoured history and local craft INTERVIEW. Dung Ngo talks table craft with Laila Gohar, Paula Gerbase and Natalia Criado PHOTO ESSAY. A Renaissance presence, portrayed by Jan Gleie and Barbara Hvidt ARCHITECTURE. The Oda House embodies a philosophy of design and collecting integrated in daily life Ark Journal is more than a publication; it is a celebration of the beauty, simplicity and thoughtful living that shape Scandinavian design and architecture.