Thoughts on how a house changes as it is being built

It sounds like stating the obvious. Of course a house changes...builders are hammering on new parts on a daily basis. But it is more than that. My brother-in-law who has built houses himself over the years said something yesterday that put it into words perfectly. Something like this- it is so interesting to be able to watch a house evolve over time. Each time you visit it, you experience the house in a different way. One visit it will look HUGE, the next visit it will seem small then the following visit it will have changed to HUGE again.

A house is more than just a structure, it is the house viewed through the eyes of the person visiting. If that person has dreamed about this house, the person imagines living in this house; it takes on a life of its own. If the person has been in the original 1700-1800s house when it was on this same spot, that person sees the windows already in, the light coming in and landing in a pattern on the furniture inside.

I am fortunate to be able to visit the house site weekly and see the evolution of the structure.