Life in Alfonso starts with the house. From the very beginning, Jinggoy and I dreamt of having a black cube house in the woods and thankfully, the land we bought in Buck Estate gave us that canvas.
The black house is a creative collaboration between Architect Rey Ylagan and Jinggoy who insisted on black on the outside through and through. Jinggoy's concept was a house that fell on a forest where trees naturally shot up from different parts of the house. Currently, we have planted around 10 eucalyptus trees in different pockets but unfortunately, only 4 survived so we shall try again.
The house is still largely a work in progress and we are far from ready but we decided to move in early and enjoy the transformation. We are just about to start the interiors and are pacing ourselves one room at a time so check out future blogs where I'll share some room projects and other photos of the house.
Right now, we are simply enjoying the view and the wide space for walking, playing and running around with the kids and dogs. And that's more than enough.
A lot of people ask us, why black? It seems rather radical to have a whole house in black but we say why not? Black to us provides a creative environment which Jinggoy as an artist needs, it is sophisticated and timeless, it is sexy and has that distinctive and non-conformist feel to it. Black means infinite possibilities and no matter how many times this has been said, it is true that black is beautiful.
Ciao for now,
Mutya
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