The term asobi, 遊び, circumscribes the concept of play in a particularly broad way by referring to the activities a person does in his or her leisure time, as well as to leisure time itself. From a linguistic point of view, then, contemporary social life in Japan is organized between working and life-preserving activities (shigoto, yoji) and play or leisure time (asobi).

but neither does time exist without change; for when the state of our own minds does not change at all, or we have not noticed its changing, we do not realize that time has elapsed.

FRAME

Time gives us an artificial security to understand our place, our location or referential position. Time is a human fabricated order...

Yet this frame is invisible: the Japanese thing is not outlined, illuminated; it is not formed of a strong contour […] there is: nothing, an empty space which renders it matte.

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness. It should be fun, it should be exuberant and filled with ideas that allow people to play.

Play: […] a particular act or maneuver in a game

Nothing stays still, everything changes. Time is a human construction that establishes a frame of our existence in connection with the others.

A building has its own identity and is, in a way, timeless. It is not just a momentary creation but something that will evolve over time.

The number of hours we have together is actually not so large. Please linger near the door uncomfortably instead of just leaving. Please forget your scarf in my life and come back later for it.

Play is a voluntary activity or occupation executed within certain fixed limits of time and place, according to rules freely accepted but absolutely binding, having its aim in itself and accompanied by a feeling of tension, joy, and the consciousness that it is different from ordinary life.

play [noun] – recreation, amusement; an acted story, a drama; freedom of movement