ARCHVUE Featured in ArchDaily: LUMEN HOUSE

When LUMEN HOUSE was first conceived, recognition was never the goal. The project began as a quiet exploration of light, privacy, and contemporary living within a dense urban fabric. Its recent feature on ArchDaily offered an opportunity to reflect—not just on the result, but on the thinking behind it.

A contemporary response to tradition

Located in Marrakech, LUMEN HOUSE draws inspiration from traditional courtyard homes without replicating them. The design reinterprets familiar spatial ideas—introversion, shade, and layered thresholds—through a contemporary architectural language.

Rather than relying on ornament, the project uses proportion, voids, and material restraint to create atmosphere.

Designing inward

Privacy was a central concern. The site sits within a compact residential neighborhood, demanding a solution that protects interior life without isolating the house from its environment.

The answer was inward focus.

A central courtyard organizes the home, allowing natural light and ventilation to reach every major space while shielding the interior from direct street exposure. Movement unfolds gradually, revealing rooms through filtered views and controlled light transitions.

Light as an organizing principle

Light shaped every decision in LUMEN HOUSE.

Openings were positioned based on sun paths rather than symmetry. Walls were thickened to soften glare. Screens were introduced not as decorative elements, but as functional tools to modulate brightness and heat.

As the day progresses, the house shifts in character—cool and shadowed at midday, warm and luminous in the evening.

Material honesty

The material palette is deliberately restrained: concrete, plaster, wood, and stone. Each surface was selected for how it interacts with light rather than for visual impact alone.

Over time, these materials will age, mark, and deepen—becoming part of the architecture’s story rather than detracting from it.

Why this recognition matters

Being featured on ArchDaily is an honor, but its real value lies in visibility for ideas that prioritize restraint over spectacle.

LUMEN HOUSE resonated because it demonstrates that contemporary architecture can be calm, contextual, and deeply human—without sacrificing clarity or ambition.

For us, the feature reinforces a belief we hold strongly:
architecture doesn’t need to shout to be heard.