Sometimes the house of the future is better built, lighter and larger than all the houses of the past, so that the image of the dream house is opposed to that of the childhood home. Late in life, with indomitable courage, we continue to say that we are going to do what we have not yet done: we are going to build a house. This dream house may be merely a dream of ownership, the embodiment of everything that is considered convenient, comfortable, healthy, sound, desirable, by other people. It must therefore satisfy both pride and reason, two irreconcilable terms. . Gaston Bachelard
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When we look into the future and see a new home, we see a building that is built with lighter materials and has more space. This newer home is better designed and built than the average home we know of in the past. The house of the future is so much better designed than the homes of the past that our childhood dream home makes us feel like we would be at a disadvantage if we were to try to move in. Pride and reason are two opposing forces when it comes to building our dream home.

Pride is what makes us want to build the best house we can afford. Reason is what makes us want to build a home that will protect us from all of life’s dangers and disadvantages.

Source: The Poetics Of Space

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