Metaphysics, what exists beyond what we see or perceive, has long been a concern of mine. Here I follow the intent of De Chirico’s Schola Metafisica and use Rationalist buildings as a stone metaphor of what stays unchanged and exists beyond the flow of time. Rationalist architecture refuses decoration so that buildings are essential, geometric shapes. In short, nak. Rationalist architecture refuses decoration so that buildings are essential, geometric shapes. In short, naked forms: the true essence of things.