[Exploring the narratives hidden behind walls and cities]

Lives Between Walls is a space where stories, architecture, and imagination converge.

Lives Between Walls explores how built form and everyday life shape each other—how the walls we build quietly script the lives within them. Through storytelling and the creative use of emerging tools like AI, the blog reveals the hidden connections between people and the environments they inhabit, tracing atmosphere, memory, and feeling in what Henri Lefebvre describes as “lived space” (Lefebvre, 1991).

  • Chapter 55: The fence

    Jogging through quiet streets, Jamie senses unseen fences between fate and danger—realising survival often hides behind ordinary moments.

  • Chapter 54: Across the sea

    In a stormy ordeal at sea, novice sailor Matthis faces peril with experienced fisherman Ben. As waves threaten them, they…

  • Chapter 53: She still sees me

    The narrator is captivated by Mia, a talented pianist at their multi-racial school in Orchidville. Despite being from different racial…

  • Chapter 50: Pain 1986

    The narrative follows two men, Jeffrey and Gael, both facing personal crises and feelings of failure. Jeffrey struggles with his…

  • Chapter 48: The Billionaire of Orchidville

    Vasanthan Ferreria, once a humble boy from poverty, achieved immense wealth and fame in Orchidville through a successful carpentry business.…

  • Chapter 47: Way ahead of his time

    The narrative contrasts Karabo the tortoise and Kaufman the cheetah, exploring themes of speed, popularity, and societal pressures. Kaufman, a…