The drawings made by unskilled designers are often quite bizarre.

When I provide design guidance to construction companies, I sometimes come across drawings that make me go, "Huh?! How did it turn out like this?" In those cases, the most common responses are, "I started out as a carpenter," "I've never properly studied or trained in design," or "I've just learned by example."

To be honest, even though I graduated from the Department of Architecture at university, I didn't gain much knowledge about wooden houses. However, I think I had many opportunities to be exposed to beautiful designs. Therefore, I feel that my eyes have become more discerning.

In my case, I started out at a major housing manufacturer with many qualified designers, then moved to a design firm and a construction company specializing in wooden construction, where I focused on design and continued to train. During that time, I was blessed with the opportunity to seek out a lot of guidance. I think that through that guidance, I was able to learn something like a "pattern" of housing design at each company.

In every industry, there is a concept of Shu-Ha-Ri. I think there is no more efficient way to improve your skills as you progress. However, people who don't have Shu (kata) at the beginning tend to do crazy things that are unthinkable according to common sense. In cooking terms, it's like pouring sauce on miso soup...

In most cases, such people do not charge a single yen for design fees. However, that is true and they do not do work at a level that would earn them money. Of course, they do work.

Seeing this situation, I personally began to feel that "Mute is scary." I have been calling the absence of form "Mute," but the correct term is apparently Mute Katsuryu.