Paradoxically, reminiscence is the state of 'being' of the accumulated presence. Time leaves traces through space, but in reality, space changes through time. If time only exists inside our consciousness, how are we certain that we can reproduce it as a substantial figure? Architecture is the result of illustrating time we sense as an uncertain being. Therefore, architecture is historical as an essential process to present the diachronic and synchronic value of being.
The 'Time Stacking House' is a renovation project where the 30-year-old masonry is layered with new masonry. The project respects the heritage by renovating on top of the preserved masonry. The bricks used in the existing house were those that were popular in the 70s and 80s but are no longer produced today. The trace of the age remains elegantly on the patterns and texture of the bricks, denoting the history of this house.
The project's approach was to utilize newly produced bricks on the extended parts over the 30-year-old traces, juxtaposing the simultaneous presence of past and present. By choosing the exact color and type of bricks, the space recreates a rigid temporal time capsule mediating a conversation between the past and present. Furthermore, the extension offers a new perspective, seeing the addition as a strategy for sequencing the circulation of light and air, rather than a simple spatial or quantitative expansion.