The most compelling aspect of this intervention is its refusal to treat heritage as a visual checklist. Instead, it expands the identity of the Sami Makarem House by translating its essence—calligraphic culture, intellectual calm, spiritual resonance—into a contemporary spatial system. Everything begins with alef: one line, one measure, one orientation. From that simplicity, the project builds something rare: an addition that expands a place without diluting it.

In the accelerating churn of global cities—where towers rise overnight and neighborhoods vanish without ceremony—heritage conservation...