poetry

Taste is the ability to identify quality. To understand quality we need to look critically at: materials that are fit for purpose, ergonomy that considers audience needs, effective use of affordances, usability, accessibility, harmonic color choices, aesthetic choices that elicit emotion, intentional visual hierarchy — amongst others. Taste is in the observer, quality is in the object. The concept of taste becomes more productive when framed objectively around quality, and in ways that are measurable or at least comparable.

“When we become overly attached to a premature version of the work, we do a disservice to the project’s potential.”

**The Creative Act · Rick Rubin**

I’d love to be able to detach my work and my life. To be able to view my career as a job like a lot of my friends do. To be able to entirely switch off at 6pm and enter ‘personal life’ mode. Please send advice! I do have a problem with working too much, but mostly because I love it…but it’s also important to switch off, to touch grass, to swim in the sea, to wander the streets of Lisbon aimlessly without a phone for six hours on a Saturday afternoon.

"The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there."

**Robert M. Pirsig**

Your future self is watching you right now through your memories.

It’s a tragedy that life is taken so seriously. This is a result in the belief that we are limited, we are in danger, and that consciousness comes to an end.

You are the open field of Awareness. Thoughts and beliefs of being limited are just that - fleeting things…

LIVING

\- A home that feels like a sanctuary

\- A space that feels peaceful and serene

\- Architecture that restores our energy

\- Architecture that encourages creativity

\- As open plan as possible

\- Natural light that fills every room

\- Eco-friendly and sustainable

\- Child and animal friendly

\- Modular design that can adapt

\- Adaptable for a family


COOKING

\-A utilitarian space to enjoy cooking daily

\- Generous kitchen storage

\- A kitchen that is easy to clean and maintain

\- A space to enjoy spending time

\- Open and inviting to other living spaces


SHARING

\- A space that encourages interaction

\- A balance of style and comfort

\- A space that improves communication


WORKING

\- A tech-focused setup that works for multiple people

\- Optimised for sitting and standing

\- A place to design digital and physical

\- A space to collaborate

\- Maybe some gaming too


OUTDOOR

\- An outdoor/sheltered area to exercise

\- Space for a climbing wall

\- Space for equipment/tools storage

\- Grow vegetables/fruits


AESTHETIC

\- Minimal, functional, simple

\- Fusion of Japanese, Bauhaus, and Scandinavian influences

\- Natural and raw materials

\- Brutalism blended with softness

\- Non-colours blended with natural colours

\- Dark facade, light(er) interior

\- Juxtaposition of tones, textures, and light

no human is ever simply their worst moment

“you will never create anything great, if you never create anything at all”

- Ben Burns