The house was built in an older neighborhood near Stanford University and entirely open (except for a couple of small rooms) and we were allowed to walk throughout the house (with shoes off) There are no pictures of the inside since we were asked to not take pictures. The whole house was amazing, with the exterior and some interior walls made of concrete. The entry walkway had a water feature that drained into a small koi pond that went both inside and outside the house (a glass divider prevented someone from breaking in through it). The floors were heated with a radiant heat system and were either left bare concrete or finished with carpet or wood. The kitchen and baths had concrete countertops - you'd think that maybe there could be a point where there was too much concrete, but with the colors and textures chosen along with the window layouts, it was actually really nice inside. Overall, it was great of the owners and Fu-Tung to allow the public to view the house and see what a wonderful house this really was. (picture below is of our kitchen and of the concrete countertops Anne and I made).
we went to phoenix this weekend to visit anne's aunt and her mom who flew out from wisconsin. we drove the audi allroad (first long trip) - it doesn't get great gas mileage but it sure is nice to drive. friday we hiked the trail to the top of squaw peak opictures). it's only a little over 2 miles but a good workout since it is pretty steep going up. last time i was up there was 10 years ago when i lived in arizona so it was neat to do it again!
