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The designation between House and Home

The designation between house and home - is it semantics or is there a difference. Can I as "the architect" influence the difference one way or another"

The designation between house and home – is it semantics or is there a difference. Can I as “the architect” influence the difference one way or another"According to Merriam Webster:house (n): a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few familieshome (n):a : one’s place of residence : domicileb : a familiar or usual setting : congenial environment; also :the focus of one’s domestic attention So no help there – but the definitions aren’t really the same are they" A house is a type of building where you put your stuff, and home is where you live your life. You don’t measure your kids growth progress in a house, you do it in your home. Or is just me"As an architect who designs houses, modern houses in particular, I don’t think that I can make your house be a home but I do think I can make it a lot harder for your house to become a home. So I have talked about some of the rules that define modern architecture;? adoption of the machine aesthetic ? materials and functional requirements determine the final product ? emphasis of horizontal lines ? express the structure of the building ? rejection of ornamentation ? the simplification of form + elimination of ?unnecessary detail? and the most enduring, and most quoted rule of all:? Fo...
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