Imagine if you could have any house you wanted.
Imagine
if
you
could
have
any
house
you
wanted
.
Money is no object.
Money
is
no
object
.
You can place the house anywhere in the world and you can build the house from any materials you wish.
You
can
place
the
house
anywhere
in
the
world
and
you
can
build
the
house
from
any
materials
you
wish
.
What would that house look like?
What
would
that
house
look
like
?
What would be the color1 and texture of the walls, the shape of the rooms, and the quality of the light?
What
would
be
the
color1
and
texture
of
the
walls
,
the
shape
of
the
rooms
,
and
the
quality
of
the
light
?
Carl Jung said: "When I was a child, I dreamed of a house shaped like a ring.
Carl
Jung
said
:
``
When
I
was
a
child
,
I
dreamed
of
a
house
shaped
like
a
ring
.
Rooms would be arranged in a ring around a central courtyard, and the courtyard would have a glass roof, a steamy climate, and unusual birds.
Rooms
would
be
arranged
in
a
ring
around
a
central
courtyard
,
and
the
courtyard
would
have
a
glass
roof
,
a
steamy
climate
,
and
unusual
birds
.
All windows in this house would look inward at the courtyard.
All
windows
in
this
house
would
look
inward
at
the
courtyard
.
No windows would look outward at the outside world.
No
windows
would
look
outward
at
the
outside
world
.
This was an introverted, perhaps proud, house.
This
was
an
introverted
,
perhaps
proud
,
house
.
As I aged, my dream house reshaped itself.
As
I
aged
,
my
dream
house
reshaped
itself
.
Instead of an inner courtyard, it developed sociable porches and big bay windows.
Instead
of
an
inner
courtyard
,
it
developed
sociable
porches
and
big
bay
windows
.
The house of my dreams reflected who I was becoming . "
The
house
of
my
dreams
reflected
who
I
was
becoming
.
``
For the psychologist Carl Jung, building a house was a symbol of building a self.
For
the
psychologist
Carl
Jung
,
building
a
house
was
a
symbol
of
building
a
self
.
In his autobiographical Memories, Dreams, Reflections, Jung described the gradual evolution of his home on Lake Zurich.
In
his
autobiographical
Memories
,
Dreams
,
Reflections
,
Jung
described
the
gradual
evolution
of
his
home
on
Lake
Zurich
.
Jung spent more than thirty years building this castle - like structure, and he believed that the towers and windows represented his soul.
Jung
spent
more
than
thirty
years
building
this
castle
-
like
structure
,
and
he
believed
that
the
towers
and
windows
represented
his
soul
.
Clare Cooper Marcus said, "Can we know more about who we are by looking at where we live?"
Clare
Cooper
Marcus
said
,
``
Can
we
know
more
about
who
we
are
by
looking
at
where
we
live
?
''
Clare Cooper Marcus, a Professor of Architecture at the University of California in Berkeley, has written widely about the relationship between homes and the people who occupy them.
Clare
Cooper
Marcus
,
a
Professor
of
Architecture
at
the
University
of
California
in
Berkeley
,
has
written
widely
about
the
relationship
between
homes
and
the
people
who
occupy
them
.
Her book House as a Mirror of Self explores the meaning of "Home" as a place of self - expression, as a place of growing, and as a place of sociability.
Her
book
House
as
a
Mirror
of
Self
explores
the
meaning
of
``
Home
''
as
a
place
of
self
-
expression
,
as
a
place
of
growing
,
and
as
a
place
of
sociability
.
Marcus spent years looking at people' s drawings of memorable childhood places.
Marcus
spent
years
looking
at
people
'
s
drawings
of
memorable
childhood
places
.
If the houses we live in are so significant, what about the houses we imagine?
If
the
houses
we
live
in
are
so
significant
,
what
about
the
houses
we
imagine
?
What do our wishes say about who we are?
What
do
our
wishes
say
about
who
we
are
?
Imagine if you could have any house you wanted. Money is no object. You can place the house anywhere in the world and you can build the house from any materials you wish.  What would that house look like? What would be the color1 and texture of the walls, the shape of the rooms, and the quality of the light?  Carl Jung said: "When I was a child, I dreamed of a house shaped like a ring. Rooms would be arranged in a ring around a central courtyard, and the courtyard would have a glass roof, a steamy climate, and unusual birds. All windows in this house would look inward at the courtyard. No windows would look outward at the outside world. This was an introverted, perhaps proud, house.  As I aged, my dream house reshaped itself. Instead of an inner courtyard, it developed sociable porches and big bay windows. The house of my dreams reflected who I was becoming . "  For the psychologist Carl Jung, building a house was a symbol of building a self. In his autobiographical Memories, Dreams, Reflections, Jung described the gradual evolution of his home on Lake Zurich. Jung spent more than thirty years building this castle - like structure, and he believed that the towers and windows represented his soul.  Clare Cooper Marcus said, "Can we know more about who we are by looking at where we live?" Clare Cooper Marcus, a Professor of Architecture at the University of California in Berkeley, has written widely about the relationship between homes and the people who occupy them. Her book House as a Mirror of Self explores the meaning of "Home" as a place of self - expression, as a place of growing, and as a place of sociability. Marcus spent years looking at people' s drawings of memorable childhood places.  If the houses we live in are so significant, what about the houses we imagine? What do our wishes say about who we are?