The Reveal

My wife's favourite part of any HGTV construction show is the reveal. So in a nod to that, I thought I better make it a good one. This picture set will be pretty beefy, but hopefully worth it. The finishing was probably the most challenging part of the job- we were working with tiles that were not square, workers that hadn't laid a lot of tile (and certainly not to the standard that my mother expects), missing materials, non-standard design, sub-standard tools, and a whole host of challenges that threatened to derail the outcome of the project.

But at the end of the day, we did it. We had some angel volunteers that had both a wealth of knowledge and an eye for detail that really shows in the end product.

Saturday was our party for the project workers, so we had everyone and their families over for food and booze. Thanks to everyone who worked on Casa Dorada and made its completion such a success!

With that, on to the pics...

Mike and Melanie enjoying the Top of the World Lounge at coffee time in the morning

View down Emiliano Zapata towards the ocean

Open house happy hour to christen the house on the third floor

Countertops. 60cm x 60cm porcelain tiles never looked so good.

Another countertop money shot.

Second floor living room area. Furniture arrives in a few weeks.

A suite bathroom first floor. All of the bathrooms have an identical layout, driven by the wheelchair-accessible first floor layout.

Vanity of the same bathroom from a different view.

Second floor primary kitchen and work area.

Grand entrance stairs from the second floor balcony to the yard

Second floor rear balcony space and outdoor kitchen

Happy hour on the rooftop patio

More rooftop 3rd floor

First floor main entrance

First floor golf cart area, currently occupied by alternate means of transportation.

Main entrance to the left, Golf cart gate to the right.

Stairwell from 1st to secondf floor

Rear covered/parking area. Future pool goes to the left of where the jeep is parked.

Second floor balcony and outdoor kitchen.

Second floor balcony and outdoor kitchen with outside view

Second floor balcony skylight

Second floor balcony, looking towards skylight

Second floor streetfront patio

Second floor streetfront patio, overlooking the street

Another stairwell money shot. This one from the third floor looking down.

Main floor kitchen. Mom has moved right in.

1st floor outdoor patio with outdoor kitchen to the right.

Have I mentioned sunrise? Sunrise over the Sierra Madres Occidental from the third floor.

Third floor balcony at sunrise.

Another stairwell shot.

Party for the workers that made it all happen in the rear courtyard.

Another party shot.

House pic from lot 3.

Who doesn't love sunsets? Sunset shot from the beach, a block away.