Ark Journal #15 - Self Portraits

ARK JOURNAL VOLUME XV explores the home and the studio as spaces of personal expression — places where architecture becomes a quiet reflection of identity, shaped by light, material, memory and intention. In this issue, Ark Journal presents a collection of homes and studios where architecture becomes more than form and proportion: spaces that reveal how we live, think and shape the environments around us. Step into private homes, artist studios and carefully considered interiors across cities and landscapes. We visit spaces that unfold slowly — from intimate apartments and working studios to houses shaped by craft, memory and daily life. Each story offers a glimpse into how architecture can become a portrait of the people who inhabit it.

INTERVIEW
Co-artistic director Sarah-Linh Tran on the world of Lemaire

ARCHITECTURE – MARFA , TEXAS
Measured restraint preserves the voice and touch of Donald Judd

STUDIO GHENT 
For artist Michaël Borremans the mise en scène for his paintings has to feel right 

HOME NEW YORK
Gabriel Hendifar’s loft balances restraint and ornament, belonging and dislocation

HOME COPENHAGEN A family house imbued with permanence and presence honours the everyday

HOME NAPLES
Gallerist Lia Rumma’s apartment is a school of feelings, a place of conversation and learning

HOME BERLIN
An apartment remake fuses modernist precision with layers of crafted detail

HOME ZEALAND
A replica of Haldor Gunnløgsson’s house revisits an icon of Danish modernism

STUDIO UPSTATE NEW YORK
A place for creation and contemplation inspired by modern masters

INTERVIEW
Filipe Assis showcases Brazilian culture and design through architectural landmarks

Ark Journal is more than a publication; it is a celebration of the beauty, simplicity and thoughtful living that shape Scandinavian design and architecture.