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This 16th-century architectural sketch shows the Palazzo Salviati, a grand Roman mansion. Such drawings let wealthy families and builders plan homes before construction began—a luxury most people never had. For the rich, housing was as much about displaying power and taste as about shelter.
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You stand in a builder's workshop in Rome, studying pen lines that will become marble halls and frescoed ceilings. The architect's careful measurements show you exactly where light will fall, where servants will move unseen, which rooms announce wealth to visiting nobility. Every detail signals: this family matters.
Reflect
What does your own home say about who you are and what you value?