Choueke Family Residence

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FRONT FACADE
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ROOF
GROUND FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
FIREPLACES
VERANDA
BAY WINDOWS
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GARDEN
 
     

THE VERANDA PROVIDES FOR HARMONY AND TRANSITION BETWEEN THE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE TO THE OUTSIDE. IT IS AN ESTHETICALLY PLEASING SPACE AND ALSO PRACTICAL. ON WARM EVENINGS, INFORMAL MEALS WERE SERVED ON THE VERANDA, WHICH HAS A VIEW TO THE GARDEN AND TO KOBE PORT BEYOND. MRS. CHOUEKE ALSO USED THE VERANDA TO DO HER YOGA EXERCISES EACH MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING A BUSY DAY.

THE STYLE OF THE VERANDA INCORPORATES GRACEFUL ARCHES AND PRISMATIC PILLARS OF ISLAMIC DESIGN. WHAT A PLEASURE IT IS TO SIT HERE AND LISTEN TO THE BEAUTIFUL VOICE OF THE CALL TO PRAYER THAT COMES FROM THE KOBE MOSQUE JUST ONE BLOCK AWAY.

ONLY IN KOBE CAN YOU EXPERIENCE THE FEELING OF NOT ONLY BEING BOTH IN JAPAN AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST, BUT CLOSE TO HEAVEN ITSELF!

   
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