ARLAB is a Social Condenser, launched by Romain D'Incau and Marianne Ghorayeb, that brings together several architecture and design sub-fields, by questioning the past, exploring the present, and anticipating tomorrow’s architecture. Like archaeologists of the future, we perceive the built environment as a huge playground that we can excavate, analyze with a critical eye, and use to identify rare specimens. We establish a relationship that is both unique and plural (social) with space. The urban space, the countryside, the public space, the private sphere, the plaza, the shelter are all spaces and metaphors that condense and connect people, or create time and space for retreat, intimacy, and introversion. We aim to place people at the center of our concerns.