Honestly I’m a bit conflicted about luxury. Part of me is like, yeah it’d be really dope to have a beautiful mansion, nice cars, and fancy clothes, but I’m also quite wary of what that lifestyle represents. I think out here in America, there’s this constant need to acquire more. More food, more clothes, more money. When in reality, the best things in life aren’t things.
Japanese architect Takuya Tsuchida really went in on this. I think it’s amazing when you can turn a living space into a work of art. A nine car garage with an elevator that lifts one car into the middle of the living room? A tad ostentatious if you ask me. What do you think? Doing too much?
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I can’t imagine ever feeling at “home.”
No comfort.
Just… shapes.
lol.
I completely agree with Sydni. Not too mention that it’s the people that make a house a home, and I can’t imagine a place like that coming with a warm loving family.
IF THIS ISNT SOME SERIOUS ASS BALLER SHIT THEN I DUNNO WHAT ELSE IS……PRETENTIOUS??? VERY BUT HELL IF I COULD DO IT TOO THEN I DEFINITELY WOULD.
i think there is an inherent entitlement in having a spot like this; it sort of says that you think you deserve or have earned it, but who’s to say the guy who works for the city of los angeles as a landscaper for 45 years isn’t just as entitled to his own kingdom. i think what it really comes down to is how big your appetite is.
it is a magnificent piece of craftsmanship, however, and that can’t go without being noted. from the conception to the inception it’s pretty brilliant and obviously took a tremendous amount of skill.
i don’t know, i’d rather have a one bedroom apartment in a few of my favorite places in the world than have a mansion. that being said, if you share a place like this and you aren’t living in the castle at the top of the hill while all the peasants live in cottages at the bottom it’s a beautiful thing, but when does that ever really happen? from my outside-looking-in perspective, most places like this aren’t even used that much. they just sort of sit vacant while their owners work or travel.
ultimately, i’m lazy and this place looks like it would take a lot of upkeep. could you imagine trying to get cobwebs out of a ceiling that high? you’d better be friends with vince carter (and you might be if you own a place like this). gimme hotel rooms, it’s like going to grandma’s house for adults — they clean for you, do your laundry, make your bed, and give you candy.
I agree with all of rizzles points.
Have 1 big ass mansion in one spot… or have 5 small spots all over the world?
I’d choose the later every time.
The question now is? Where would the 5 places be?