Construction & Floor Plans

Greening the roofdeck

My Nuvali Home

There\’s nothing like entertaining at home to raise the urgency of fixing up one\’s house.

My birthday\’s coming up and I\’ve already invited friends and family to come over for a housewarming/birthday barbecue, so I\’ve been pressured to finish a home project with which I\’ve been dillydallying: the roofdeck.

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This week, we greened the concrete floor surrounding the grass. The original plan was just to leave the concrete floor as is, unpainted and \”unfinished\”, to go with the industrial look of the rest of the house, but we had some cracking issues on the deck because of the exposure to rain and sun. Solution was to take out the cracking layer of pure concrete (puro), and apply flexibond plus elastomeric paint. I chose a garden green color to unify the grass and non-grass portions of the floor.

Next step is to put a wooden box to encase the soil, and then go furniture shopping.

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The grill is ready and waiting, and am happy to say that with the teak lounge chairs, the place is already coming together. Yay!

Modern-Mexican house: kaya ba talaga?

My Nuvali Home

When I was just starting out with house plans and design, I was hopping between two extremes:  modern-minimalist (\”less is more\”) and warm-lived in (\”more is more\” aka Mexican).  I like clean, simple lines, but also the coziness and freeing energy of color.

For the exterior, I knew I had no choice but to follow the modern theme of Nuvali, but inside the house was a different story.

I said out loud last year that I would make modern and Mexican go together, and here I am, one month away from house completion and the question I\’m asking is: kaya ba talaga?  

My brother echoed a concern last night that, admittedly, I\’m also beginning to feel: what if the house ends up looking chop suey?

Here\’s a moodboard of the facade, actual photo on the upper left.

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The house will have the roof on the upper right (as per Avida DOR requirement).  Decided to go with white and gray for the walls and stoneworks, with wooden accents.  Will have the steps, grass and striped carport.  Have yet to finalize fencing for the sides, but I\’m liking the wood (or wooden finish).

Looking at it now, I\’m getting a rigid (matigas) vibe, but don\’t know if the roof will soften it enough.  Plan for the front door is to have a curved etching, shaped like an 8 (for the lemniscate).  Wild idea: what if I cut a wave across the front lawn instead of using linear steps?  Also playing around with the idea of using boulders on the lawn to soften up the facade.

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First step inside the house will be greeted by these:

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We did color testing for the walls, decided on yellow (I\’ve always wanted a yellow house!):

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Will do tone on tone colors (going for multiple shades of the same color in a room, to create a crisp but rich texture) for the rest of the space, an idea I picked up from doing pinboards on pinterest.  Did a quick review of boards I\’ve already collected for inspiration, and was happy to see the power of visioning at work: I didn\’t realize I already singled out yellow and green  for my wall moodboards a month ago!

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For now, we\’re thinking of using the green upstairs.

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Source: bhg.com via Johanna on Pinterest

 

My Green Ribbon

My Nuvali Home

This is the green space closest to my house in Avida Settings Nuvali: my own green ribbon.

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Doesn\’t looking at it make you smile? I chose my lot specifically for this tree 🙂

Technically the green ribbon is across the street from me–that\’s my friend Claud checking out the construction!  The green ribbon is a common area for residents, though, so I also consider it an extension of my house.

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On another note, this Maia Unit on the corner and along the green ribbon is for sale and ready for occupancy.

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212 sqm lot, selling at Php4,615,000.  Terms still available. For more info and updates, contact me at johanna@metrorealty.ph or 0920-9624116.