February 22, 2009

So tropical

Whether they're in upscale, gated communities or in open, middle-class neighborhoods, most homes in Metro Manila are completely surrounded by walls. They delineate the property, provide privacy and make it a bit more difficult for robbers to get in. This house is in Blue Ridge Subdivision in Quezon City, a gated community on the low end of the upscale spectrum (the streets are narrow—really upscale subdivisions have wide streets). The house seems to be single-level and you can't even see it because of the wall, which the owner roofed over for the three-car garage. I like those gates with the wooden planks, not a common sight here because our half-year rainy season can easily rot exposed wood. Beyond the pedestrian gate, the wall ends and they only have an iron fence, but the lush plants on both sides of it provide an effective and lovely screen.

house with white walls and wooden gates

19 comments:

  1. अविनाशFebruary 22, 2009 at 8:07 PM

    beautiful!!

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  2. UnknownFebruary 22, 2009 at 8:07 PM

    In Portugal every house has a fence or a wall to delineate the property. You will never find here just the lawn in front like they have in the US.

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  3. GreensboroDailyPhotoFebruary 22, 2009 at 10:12 PM

    Hilda:

    I love it when you teach us about your culture from The First Pig in Heaven to the gates of "low-end" upscale communities.

    Jan
    Greensboro Daily Photo

    p.s. We're new to the city daily photo community and have not voted for a theme before. Let me see if I can find the website.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2009 at 11:00 PM

    That's a lovely screen, you're right about that. I wonder what life must be like though on the other side, completely cut off from the outside world.

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  5. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comFebruary 23, 2009 at 12:03 AM

    The wood gate doors are really beautiful architectural details. I do wonder how they will make sure the wood does not rot. I once put out wood vigas and latillas over a ping pong table in my backyard and we always had to oil the wood to keep it from being damages. A constant chore even though thee wood looked great.

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  6. JudyFebruary 23, 2009 at 12:30 AM

    Makes me curious to see behind that wall!

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  7. BergsonFebruary 23, 2009 at 1:52 AM

    you do visit us soon inside

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  8. LoisFebruary 23, 2009 at 2:12 AM

    That looks nice! Sometimes I wish I had a wall around my house to shield me from my really noisy next door neighbors!

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  9. GeorgeFebruary 23, 2009 at 3:19 AM

    I love the way the wall was used to make a garage. It is really quite attractive.

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  10. LowellFebruary 23, 2009 at 4:53 AM

    Beautiful photo and interesting information! Thanks!

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2009 at 5:40 AM

    Beautiful photo

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  12. angelaFebruary 23, 2009 at 6:36 AM

    Houses here too have walls or hedges and there are many gated communities though they're not all upmarket. I like taking the bus as you can see over the walls!
    I'm not too sure about that screen. It seems a little prison-like.

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  13. Debbie Courson SmithFebruary 23, 2009 at 7:07 AM

    It would be hard to get to know your neighbors...

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  14. UrselFebruary 23, 2009 at 8:05 AM

    Indeed the plants make up for a lovely screen. Fits well with the white wall, which is beautiful enough and doesn't need murals like many other concrete walls.

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  15. Ken MacFebruary 23, 2009 at 12:07 PM

    Hop the fence and steal some pics !

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  16. Ming the MercilessFebruary 23, 2009 at 1:34 PM

    The owner did a great job with the design of the garage. It looks really classy.

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  17. escapeFebruary 23, 2009 at 11:23 PM

    i like the planks too but i still find houses with big lawn beautiful. just as you mentioned, here in the philippines, having a wall is still recommended.

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  18. HalcyonFebruary 24, 2009 at 12:27 AM

    That's quite different from here in the US. Most homes have fences around the back of the property but the front is open. Our home has no fence at all!

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  19. JoyFebruary 24, 2009 at 7:37 AM

    It looks very nice and exclusive.

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