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The light corrugated roof is supported by slender doubled columns and doubled beams, all made from the same 2x2 inch local semi-hardwood called laurel. Columns are anchored in a series of small concrete foundations. Inside the house, the natural clay ground and its topography are preserved and covered with a layer of gravel, with wooden and concrete platforms rising from it. Rainwater, flowing from the roof into the wooden gutter, supplies a water tank and a pool. Curtains are drawn during heavy rains, providing translucent, dancing-in-the-wind protection. --v 5.2