Post 2: The House of Sugimoto

I thought that The House of Sugimoto that was created in 1743 in Kyoto was very boring when the documentary that we were watching was beginning because I saw nothing interesting in it. The building had no windows, so no sun would be able to come inside only artificial light was used to illuminate the house. All the walls were connected, which made me think that there was no privacy in the house because all the walls were connected. In order for one person to go out of the room it had to cross a room and I thought that if I was to live there I wouldn’t like it because I love to have my own privacy and I want to be able to wake up whenever I want to not when someone else crosses my room. Also, I wouldn’t like if my siblings or mother would go into my room without my permission because I consider a room to be a very private place in a house.

But, when the movie kept playing I thought that the house was getting more interesting because of the values that the family has inside it. For example, the storage that was further from the street was because they valued a lot what it contained and took great care of it. As well as they took care of their garden which I thought was very precious because it was very clean, very green, very beautiful, very sculptural like which is the reason why I though that it was used for a meditation area because it was quiet and just so beautiful to feel relaxed- the perfect place.

The building is very old and what I admire a lot about it is that it still stands aside from going through earthquakes, wars, and fires. A very beautiful piece of art that this building is- very interesting. I feel like it expresses a lot with out speaking, just seeing it talks a lot.