Duc says the locals still ask him when he's going to finish the house. By that they are referring to a front door. To enter the house you have to walk on paths that lead you through the lush foliage on to a concrete platform, which is the roof. There is the door, a sliding glass pyramid with a trap door underneath. It takes you into the rustic living area below.
Local builders and artisans were employed to build the house. My favourite part of the feature is when Duc explains the crooked kitchen shelves, which can be seen in a small photo below. He says he wasn't around to supervise this particular part of the house and when he approached the carpenter about the shelves the only answer he got was that a shelf was a shelf. It doesn't occur to him to change them.
photo credit:
Anders Schønnemann for House & Garden, July 2013 (photos of magazine pages taken by me)
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lisa, lovely blog!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting concept! I also love the contrast between the rather austere interior and the modern design of those orange chairs.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! What a magical setting and I love the use of natural stone.
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