Forever-project
The ongoing project was still in progress, in the time I landed in the town. Miles and days passed without any significant changes, yet, they still didn't know what is the material for the flooring even though I'd sent the patterns & details to the stone factory. What a shame!
Renovation
Just a couple minutes walk to the nearby previous project, the very same owner wanted to expand the front cafe. I just stood there, gawking at the discussion of the demolition of the old wall and how to strengthen the original structures. A mere stupid discussion. Which suppose to be manageable if I could propose the original renovation at the beginning without any interruption of the idea.
Drawings, the Built, and the Unbuilt
Architects may not be so proud of themselves, just because of the small attentions and publicity to the world reveals what might they've done, the all high and genius idea of a material ensembling done by the dirty-hand workers to create a space or rather a shell where people as the user, inhabit and metamorphose the spirit inside. But, the idea is just an idea, a mind contemplation, nor a material property. When the idea is turned into a drawing to be materialized by the third-party, will it be as perfect as the idea in the architect's mind?
The Moment of Compromise
The construction site is a battle between the idealist Architect, the practical Contractor, and the economic Owner. At the point when the money talks, the idea is nothing, rather than a crumpled paper which only occasionally is being opened by the contractor, yet still, they will really like to improvise unsupervised time to time. In that time, I would rather be silent, point out the so-human-made mistakes and stupid irritating unsmooth homogeneous tile which looks so cheap than its original already-cheap price.
Space and the Spirit inside
When the building was done, and people began occupying the space inside-outside, the dynamic of the spirit of the building changed along the rhythmical activities. People went in and out, uncounted, brought the different vibes, and space grew. The building was just like a shell of crustaceans, it might be anything any-form people called it and acted on it. Just like how the owner wanted to expand the front house business with a new additional coffee shop and bakery.
And just like that, the architects don't have any control after years, of the handed drawings and the built projects, anymore.
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