Subjectivity, Information Volume, and Range
I think it's the same for any job, but the world you see changes depending on your knowledge and the amount of information you have.
The way I think and the way I communicate are completely different from who I was 10 years ago.
Whether it's architecture or coffee, the way you make proposals changes significantly based on the amount of information you have, and conversely, I'm going to write about how learning a lot changes how you see and feel things.
Since this is a blog without any definitive answers, please feel free to read it whenever you have some free time lol
You can acquire information in many different ways, right?
You can use magazines, books, newspapers, smartphones, actually go to places you're interested in to experience them firsthand, or join salons to gather information.
Knowing vs. not knowing
Knowing but not understanding
Knowing and understanding
Having it truly sink in
Depending on your current state, the content you can talk about and the level of proposals you can make regarding coffee or architecture will change, and if you have a wide range of knowledge, the way you see and feel things around you will also be different.
As for me, I'm still in the process of learning.
For example, in housing, the way proposals are made differs completely between a general contractor, an architectural design office, and an architectural designer.
It's just an image, but perhaps general contractors focus on structure, design offices on performance metrics, and designers on appearance?
If there is a company that only does housing as a general contractor, they often make proposals to customers based on information within the housing industry.
The breadth of knowledge here is limited to the general contractor's perspective.
Surprisingly, general contractors often don't have information about design offices or design trends, even for the same housing projects.
Of course, there are architectural companies that aren't like that, but based on overall statistics (my own research lol), I feel like the knowledge of general contractors might be a bit biased.
I think the same can be said for design offices and designers. It seems that general contractors often make proposals for housing based on off-the-shelf products from building material manufacturers.
What if it's both a general contractor and a design office?
As for the proposal method, they would propose specifications from building material manufacturers and also provide performance metrics.
Two perspectives: general contractor and design.
If it's just a designer, it's one perspective: cool, beautiful, etc.
They often create things themselves rather than using building material manufacturers.
Then, if you have a general contractor, a design office, and a designer, you have three perspectives, so the proposal will likely be richer and deeper.
Is that coming across??
For example, what happens if you ask an architectural company to build a cafe?
I think a set of a general contractor, a design office, and a designer is best, but if the architectural company even runs a cafe themselves, they can make even deeper proposals.
There are four perspectives.
Even though I say general contractor, design office, or designer in a word, there's a wide range of quality, so it's hard to explain but...
Whether it's architecture, coffee, or anything else, if you have a wide range of knowledge and experience, you can make deeper, broader, and more detailed proposals.
Conversely, regardless of the genre or industry, having a wide range of knowledge allows you to understand what is being proposed, and your way of seeing, thinking, and feeling will change.
Information isn't just about housing; it's also about furniture and lighting, and the finish will change significantly depending on how much you know about the countless things related to architecture in the world, how broadly you know them, and how flexibly you can think.
For coffee, there's not just dark roast, but also light roast, washed and natural processes, different origins and varieties, and recently there's even anaerobic fermentation, and there are many brewing tools as well.
Even for the same hot coffee, there is Americano, which is made by extracting espresso and adding hot water, and there are so many others like French press, Switch, American press, and AeroPress.
Just knowing about them makes coffee more enjoyable, and the same goes for architecture.
The same is true for paintings.
The way you feel when you just go to an art museum and look at paintings is different from when you look at them knowing who the person who painted them was and what the story behind the painting is.
For example, did you know that Picasso was a businessman?
That's famous, so you probably already knew that (^_^;)
I've heard that to sell his paintings, he first designed wine labels, and when he sold his own paintings, he would gather only the wealthy to give presentations and sell them.
Doesn't that give you more of an image of a businessman than an artist??
When you look at Picasso's paintings with that kind of knowledge, your perception changes.
Therefore, in any genre, profession, or world, by knowing more widely, deeply, and broadly about worlds you didn't know before, the world you see also looks different.
Moving on to the conclusion (^◇^;)
If you look at things or make assumptions based only on the amount of information from your own subjectivity, you might lose out.
I think knowledge is something that enriches life.
Even with the story of paintings, isn't it more fun to go to an art museum if you know about them?
Coffee, architecture, and fashion are all the same.
Instead of looking at things only through your own subjectivity, take in a wide range of information, and by going to get primary information—not just information scattered on the internet, but by actually going to those places—your knowledge will become deeper and broader, and your subjectivity will expand.
When that happens, I think building a house, coffee, art, and fashion all become fun and enriching.
I still have a long way to go, but when I met the architect Mr. Tanijiri and talked with him a little, I was surprised by his completely different perspective and the many viewpoints he had.
At the same time, I felt frustrated! lol
I will write about what I felt when I met Mr. Tanijiri on another occasion.
I've written this in a rambling way, but I hope it somehow got across.
Thank you.
Hachimura
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October 9, 2022