Saturday, October 13, 2007

A Modern Filipino Home


Manila - Homes, originally uploaded by jsigharas.

We were grateful to visit the home of Mausen and Davig Ong with MM, an artist whom we first met at an art opening at Mo_space Gallery, to have dinner and spend the evening with them and conversing over wine and lounge music. Their home is seamlessly perched on the edge of a plateau that overlooks northeastern Manila's - offering panoramic views galore. Their "open" home features a three-story porch constructed out of aged timber that was saved from old houses intended for demolition. At first sight it looks like an oversized gazebo. The structure blends perfectly with it's surrounding, lush, tropical gardens allowing nature to become part of the wooden abode. Benjie Reyes, a Filipino artist, designed their home in a distinctly modern architectural style. Discreet from the outside, one cannot fully appreciate it's entire ambiance until you enter. We instantly felt the warmness of the home with it's interior done in beautiful dark wood that displays Benjie's mastery of the medium. The interior decor is composed of a mixture of antiques, traditional crafts, and works by contemporary Filipino artists. Mausen and David's home is a beautiful example of a modern Filipino home, and the evening inspired us in many ways.

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