La Casa Amarilla
Interior
San Miguel de Allende
| 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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