Sam Martin: The quirky world of "manspaces"

譯者: Marie Wu 審譯者: Terry Lin

So, I am indeed going to talk about

我要談的是

the spaces men create for themselves,

男人為自己所創造的專屬空間

but first I want to tell you why I'm here.

首先，我要告訴你們為什麼我會在這裡

I'm here for two reasons. These two guys

我在這裡有二個原因

are my two sons Ford and Wren.

這二個小男孩是我的二個兒子Ford和Wren

When Ford was about three years old,

在Ford三歲左右的時候

we shared a very small room together,

我們共同使用一個非常小的房間

in a very small space.

空間很小

My office was on one half of the bedroom,

我的寫作空間在這間臥室的這一半

and his bedroom was on the other half.

他的臥室則在另一半

And you can imagine, if you're a writer,

你可以想像對一個作家而言

that things would get really crowded around deadlines.

在截稿前夕房間會亂成什麼樣子

So when Wren was on the way,

所以當Wren快要出生的時候

I realized I needed to find a space of my own.

我發現我真的需要一個屬於自己的空間

There was no more space in the house. So I went out to the backyard,

但是房子裡已經沒有多餘的空間了，所以我轉向後院發展

and without any previous building experience,

我先前沒有任何建築的經驗

and about 3,000 dollars and some

我只花了大約3千美金

recycled materials, I built this space.

也使用了一些回收的材料，就建造了這個空間

It had everything I needed. It was quiet.

裡面有我需要的所有東西，而且很安靜

There was enough space. And I had control, which was very important.

有足夠的空間，最重要的是，我擁有絕對的控制權

As I was building this space, I thought

當我在建立這個空間時，我心裡想

to myself, "Surely I'm not the only guy

我一定不是世界上唯一一個

to have to have carved out a space for his own."

想要擁有自己空間的男人

So I did some research.

所以我做了一些研究

And I found that there was an historic precedence.

我發現過去有許多著名的例子

Hemingway had his writing space.

海明威有自己的寫作空間

Elvis had two or three manspaces,

貓王有二個或三個個人空間

which is pretty unique because he lived with both his wife and his mother in Graceland.

這很特別，因為他還同時和妻子及母親住在Graceland

In the popular culture, Superman had the Fortress of Solitude,

在漫畫裡，超人有他自己的堡壘

and there was, of course, the Batcave.

當然蝙蝠俠也有自己的洞穴

So I realized then that I wanted to go out on a journey

我發現，我想要去拜訪

and see what guys were creating for themselves now.

那些為自己創造出專屬空間的男人們

Here is one of the first spaces I found. It is in Austin, Texas,

這是我最初拜訪的地方之一，在德州的奧斯汀

which is where I'm from.

我現在住在那兒

On the outside it looks like a very typical garage, a nice garage.

從外表看起來只是一個普通的車庫，還不錯的車庫

But on the inside, it's anything but.

但是一進到裡面

And this, to me, is a pretty classic manspace.

我發現那是一個非常典型的男人專屬空間

It has neon concert posters, a bar

裡面有用霓虹燈裝飾的樂團海報、吧枱

and, of course, the leg lamp,

最重要的是

which is very important.

還有一盞美腿造型枱燈

I soon realized that manspaces didn't have to be only inside.

我很快就發現男人的專屬空間不一定是在室內

This guy built a bowling alley in his backyard,

這個人在他自己的後院舖了一條保齡球道

out of landscaping timbers, astroturf.

就在他的庭園造景和人工草坪旁邊

And he found the scoreboard in the trash.

計分板還掛在垃圾桶上

Here's another outdoor space, a little bit more sophisticated.

這裡還有另外一個戶外空間，但是有點複雜

This a 1923 wooden tugboat,

這是一艘1923年的木製拖船

made completely out of Douglas fir.

全部使用美國大松樹建造

The guy did it all himself.

這個人完全憑一己之力將她改造

And there is about 1,000 square feet of hanging-out space inside.

裡面大約有1千平方呎的居住空間

So, pretty early on in my investigations

在我一開始進行調查的時候

I realized what I was finding was not what I expected to find,

我看到了一些和我原先想得不一樣的地方

which was, quite frankly, a lot of beer can pyramids

坦白說，我看到成堆的啤酒罐

and overstuffed couches and flat-screen TVs.

舒適的躺椅和平面電視等

There were definitely hang-out spots.

佈置得和一般的居住環境沒有兩樣

But some were for working, some were for playing,

但其中卻有些人將他們的專屬空間打造成工作環境和玩樂空間

some were for guys to collect their things.

有些人則拿來收藏物品

Most of all, I was just surprised with what I was finding.

我對這項發現感到非常驚訝

Take this place for example.

就拿這個例子來說

On the outside it looks like a typical northeastern garage.

從外表看，這只是一間東北部常見的車庫

This is in Long Island, New York.

這間車庫位於紐約長島

The only thing that might tip you off is the round window.

唯一會引起注意的是上面的圓窗

On the inside it's a recreation of a

裡面改裝成

16th century Japanese tea house.

16世紀的日本和室

The man imported all the materials from Japan,

屋主從日本進口了所有的材料

and he hired a Japanese carpenter

還請了一位日本木匠

to build it in the traditional style.

裝修成日本傳統的樣式

It has no nails or screws.

沒有用到鐵釘或螺絲

All the joints are hand-carved and hand-scribed.

所有的接榫都是手工雕刻而成

Here is another pretty typical scene. This is a suburban Las Vegas neighborhood.

還有另外一個例子，這是拉斯維加斯的郊區

But you open one of the garage doors

打開其中一間車庫的門

and there is a professional-size boxing ring inside.

你會看到裡面有一個職業級的拳擊場

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

And so there is a good reason for this.

這是有原因的

It was built by this man who is Wayne McCullough.

屋主是Wayne McCullough

He won the silver medal for Ireland

他在1992年奧運中

in the 1992 Olympics,

為愛爾蘭奪得銀牌

and he trains in this space. He trains other people.

他在這個場地進行訓練，也訓練其他選手

And right off the garage he has his own trophy room

除了車庫之外，他還有一間獎牌展示間

where he can sort of bask in his accomplishments,

讓他可以沈浸在他的光榮時刻

which is another sort of important part about a manspace.

這也是男人專屬空間存在的另一個重要原因

So, while this space represents someone's profession,

這個專屬空間代表這個人的職業

this one certainly represents a passion.

另外這個就代表這個人的嗜好

It's made to look like the inside of an English sailing ship.

這個房間裝飾得像一艘英國船隻的內部

It's a collection of nautical antiques from the 1700s and 1800s.

這個人蒐集了1700年到1800年間的各種航海古董

Museum quality.

有博物館的水準

So, as I came to the end of my journey,

在我這次的旅程中

I found over 50 spaces.

我發現超過50個男人的專屬空間

And they were unexpected and they were surprising.

每一個都出乎我的意料之外

But they were also --

但最令我驚訝的是

I was really impressed by how personalized they were,

每個人都依照自己的個性

and how much work went into them.

並花了許多時間來打造自己的空間

And I realized that's because the guys that I met

我發現那是因為我所拜訪的這些人

were all very passionate about what they did.

每個人都對自己所做的事情擁有超乎常人的熱情

And they really loved their professions.

他們都很喜愛自己的職業

And they were very passionate about their collections and their hobbies.

也都非常喜愛自己的收藏品和自己的嗜好

And so they created these spaces

他們藉由創造自己的空間

to reflect what they love to do,

來反映他們所喜愛的事物

and who they were.

並突顯自己的個人特質

So if you don't have a space of your own,

若你還沒有自己的專屬空間

I highly recommend finding one, and getting into it.

我強烈建議你打造一個屬於自己的空間

Thank you very much.

謝謝大家

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