Urban Zone: Resort-living, literally
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Urban Zone has moved to Fridays. Same late timeslot as our original Sunday airing. Still in ABSCBN Channel 2. We aired this interesting house last Friday June 3, at almost 2am (technically Saturday morning) unfortunately. It was very late because of the season finale of a drama series. We won't normally be on that late.
This is the house of a French couple who decided to make Manila their home. They have 12 kids. Instead of building a big house, they a placed a huge pool in the middle of their property and surrounded it with a few pavillions and cabins. It was almost like a resort.
Interviewing the owner of the home.
The gazebo with a base that's actually a bar. There are "stools" underwater.
View from the "lanai." (Though the entire place is one big lanai).
The living room.
View from above the kids' cabins.
Bedroom of the 12 year old twins. One wanted an elephant safari theme while the other twin wanted giraffe safari in the adjacent bedroom.
Outdoor shower.
She wanted an outdoor shower 24/7. There is no other option except to bathe in the dramatic stone tub. The bathroom has no glass door or any partition. Even when it rains this bathroom is completely open.
I. Love. Her. Kitchen. They own a furniture company called Costa Del Sul. She designed this kitchen and as you can see, it's a real kitchen. Not just a "show kitchen." (My microphone is on my back, by the way. I'm not that hunchbacked. Hee hee.)
I love how personal their space is. Not over-designed. Filled with significant pieces from their past.
The dining area.
All over the house you see furniture from their brand Costa Del Sul. They use recycled wood. Coincidentally, I had bought my desk, kids' beds and other shelves from them in 2008 and just found out when I met them at their home.
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Urban Zone has moved to Fridays. Same late timeslot as our original Sunday airing. Still in ABSCBN Channel 2. We aired this interesting house last Friday June 3, at almost 2am (technically Saturday morning) unfortunately. It was very late because of the season finale of a drama series. We won't normally be on that late.
This is the house of a French couple who decided to make Manila their home. They have 12 kids. Instead of building a big house, they a placed a huge pool in the middle of their property and surrounded it with a few pavillions and cabins. It was almost like a resort.
Interviewing the owner of the home.
The gazebo with a base that's actually a bar. There are "stools" underwater.
View from the "lanai." (Though the entire place is one big lanai).
The living room.
View from above the kids' cabins.
Bedroom of the 12 year old twins. One wanted an elephant safari theme while the other twin wanted giraffe safari in the adjacent bedroom.
Outdoor shower.
She wanted an outdoor shower 24/7. There is no other option except to bathe in the dramatic stone tub. The bathroom has no glass door or any partition. Even when it rains this bathroom is completely open.
I. Love. Her. Kitchen. They own a furniture company called Costa Del Sul. She designed this kitchen and as you can see, it's a real kitchen. Not just a "show kitchen." (My microphone is on my back, by the way. I'm not that hunchbacked. Hee hee.)
I love how personal their space is. Not over-designed. Filled with significant pieces from their past.
The dining area.
All over the house you see furniture from their brand Costa Del Sul. They use recycled wood. Coincidentally, I had bought my desk, kids' beds and other shelves from them in 2008 and just found out when I met them at their home.
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