SHABAN

“My fascination with architecture began not with a building, but with a line. I remember standing before a Gothic cathedral for the first time, feeling a profound sense of awe. It wasn’t just the scale that moved me, but the intricate conversation between the soaring verticality and the meticulously carved details on the capitals. This duality—the grand gesture and the human-scale detail—has never left me.

It’s a principle I see echoed in the works of the Dutch Masters. In a Vermeer painting, the entire world exists within a quiet room, defined by how light falls on a map, a hand, a pearl earring. This mastery of composition, light, and intimate storytelling directly influences how I approach a residential project: every space, no matter its size, must have its own narrative and a thoughtful relationship with light.”