La Casa Amarilla
Interior
| View of the Entryway | View of Lower Level |
View from 2nd Floor Terrace |
The lower
level is dominated by the living room, in the center of
the house. The other first floor rooms are arrayed like
spokes around it, as seen in the video above. The living
room features a rounded boveda ceiling, and two couches by
the fireplace. With the exception of the light coming from
the boveda ceiling, the only other natural light the
living room receives is from the rooms that ring it,
keeping it cool -- even on the hottest days. The photo to
the left shows the outside entrance to the living room,
flanked by the stairs to the right and to the left a
sitting room/library overlooking the cactus garden. The
photo to the right shows the small powder room wedged in
between the library and the entrance.
Continuing to the right (in a clockwise
fashion), we arrive at the kitchen (left) and the dining
room (right) which opens unto an outdoor patio. The kitchen
is rather long and narrow, as it must conform to the
curvature of the house. This can be seen most clearly in the
video below. The dining room, although small, is bright and
airy, owing to the wall of exterior windows flooding it with
light. Next to the living room is a set of stairs leading to
the upper storey, also visible in the video below.
Panorama of Kitchen and Dining Room Area
Continuing in a clockwise fashion, the next room is the first of two bedrooms, linked to both the living room and the library by sets of doors. The headboard and night stands are all fashioned from concrete; they are built into the house. The headboard is yet another of the architect/owner's creative touches, while two windows assure plenty of light. Following the curve of the room the first and second bedroom are divided by the fireplace shown in the photo to the right.
To the right of
the fireplace is the second bedroom, identical in size and
composition to the first. It can be seen in the photo to the
left.
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