從一間老宅開始 Beginning with an Old House

 

所有的人都會告訴你，先租下一個空間成本太高。
但當真的擁有一個空間，他會讓別人看得見，而不只是紙上談兵，他也會推動你前進，而不是把想法繼續擱置。

丈量這個空間的那天，陽光灑落，有木窗的空間非常明亮。
身為一個熱愛老建築、老物、老書的人，第一次來到這裡，就為老宅樹影婆娑的模樣拍下好多照片。

後續在我們裝修的過程中，門前的公園也蓋起來了，風能穿過窗戶進來，有樹、有鳥叫聲，不是一個複雜的地方，但卻有一種讓人心安的節奏，未來應該可以帶小孩來公園玩，貓大概是不行，但也好希望有機會帶還沒進入我們生命的狗狗來散步。

我記得場勘那一刻，腦子裡閃過無數個念頭，以前曾畫過的草圖、還沒完成的設計、那些「總有一天要做」的想法。
那時真的覺得「書到用時方恨少」，好像之前學的、想的，都想在那一刻派上用場。
有很多很棒的點子，終於有地方可以實現。
也會忍不住想：「為什麼不早一點開始做呢？」
覺得好像來不及去呈現這些好的想法。

但或許，事情本來就該這樣發生。
當你走過一些不確定、繞過一些路、累積夠多的想法，
你才會知道自己想留下什麼樣的空間、想傳遞什麼。
有時候內心所想的不是一下子就會實現，
而是終於擁有那個載體，那個「可以發生事情的地方」，才會開始真正的動起來。

Everyone will tell you that renting a space first is too expensive.
But when you actually have a space, it allows others to see your vision, rather than just something on paper. It will push you forward instead of leaving your ideas on hold.

On the day we measured this space, the sunlight poured in, and the room with the wooden windows was filled with brightness.
As someone who loves old buildings, antiques, and old books, I took many photos the first time I came here, captivated by the shadows of trees swaying on the old house.

Later, during our renovation, a park was built right in front, and the wind could pass through the windows. There were trees, birds singing — it’s not a complicated place, but there’s a calming rhythm to it. In the future, I can imagine bringing my child to the park, though the cat probably won’t come, I really hope to bring a dog, who hasn’t yet entered our lives, for walks.

I remember that moment during the site visit when countless thoughts flashed through my mind — sketches I had drawn in the past, unfinished designs, ideas I had always thought, “One day, I’ll do this.”
At that moment, I truly felt the saying, “I wish I had learned more when I had the chance.” It felt as though everything I had learned or imagined before was finally coming into play.
There were so many great ideas, and now I finally had a place to bring them to life. I couldn’t help but wonder, “Why didn’t I start sooner?”
It felt as though time was running out to present these wonderful ideas.

But perhaps, this is how things are meant to unfold.
After walking through uncertainty, taking detours, and accumulating enough thoughts, you begin to realize what kind of space you want to create and what you want to communicate.
Sometimes, what you envision in your heart doesn’t materialize right away.
It’s only when you have the space — the place where things can happen — that everything truly begins to move.