客人套房

印度尼西亚和非洲的文物与亚麻布装饰和石灰石地板的客人套房搭配得宜。

客房通往庭院，有一个豪华的浴室套间，内有石灰岩地板和墙壁装饰。

细节

非洲和中国文物美丽地融入这个豪华和宁静的环境中。

石灰石地板铺满这个开放空间的住家，豪华的挑高天花板成为美丽的艺术和古董的绝佳背景。

Guest Suite

The Indonesian and African artifacts are perfect in this linen upholstered Guest Suite with limestone floors.

The Guest bedroom opens up to the courtyard and has an ensuite luxurious bathroom with limestone floors and upholstered walls.

The Details

African and Chinese artifacts blend beautifully in this luxurious and serene environment.

The limestone floors throughout the open floor plan with the luxuriously high ceilings make are a grand back drop for beautiful art and antiques.

沙漠绿洲

美丽的花园是造景优美的退隐处，适合躲避沙漠的炎热高温。木兰树、巴西胡椒树、金桔树、棕榈树、玫瑰、仙人掌组成了一个充满异国情调和草木繁茂的绿洲。

花园
欧洲风格的大花园是一个郁郁葱葱的绿洲。
在草木繁茂的花园中，一个正式的喷泉是令人惊艳的特色。
花园正式的欧洲风格是沙漠景观的退隐处，种满各种果树、玫瑰、棕榈、木兰花、巴西胡椒树和桶型仙人掌。
在郁郁葱葱的花园中，两个堆高式的花槽，中间的方尖碑有桶型仙人掌围绕四周，形成奇妙的毗邻景致。

Desert Oasis

A Beautiful Garden setting is a beautifully landscaped retreat from the heat of the desert. Magnolia Trees, Brazilian Pepper Trees, Cumquat Trees, Palms, roses and Barrel Cacti make for an exotic and lush oasis.

Garden
The large European style garden is a lush oasis.
The formal fountain is a dramatic feature of the lush garden.
The formal European style of the garden is a retreat from the desert landscape featuring fruit trees, roses, palms, magnolias, Brazilian pepper trees and barrel cacti.
Two raise planters with obelisks surrounded by barrel cacti are a wonderful juxtaposition in the lush garden.

起居室

这个雅致的客厅通往花园，开阔宽敞，上方令人印象深刻的天窗下，挂着一个中国装饰灯。

打开前门，就进入这个明亮的起居室，起居室装有四个天窗，通往庭院、喷泉和正式的绿洲花园。

起居室毗邻客厅，开放的配置平面让大型宴会举行时，两个房间可以互相流通。起居室装饰着唐西亚家具及亚洲和印度的古玩和文物。

Sitting Room

This chic Sitting Room is expansive as it opens into the garden and features dramatic skylights above with a Chinese deco lantern overhead.

The front entry opens to this bright sitting room that features four skylights and opens up to the courtyard and fountain and formal garden oasis.

The Sitting Room is adjacent to the Living Room and the open floor plan allows the two rooms to flow into each other well for large parties. Decorated with Donghia furniture and Asian and Indian antiques and artifacts.

客厅

宽敞开放的客厅平面配置容纳了很多艺术品，也提供了亲切待客之处。挑高天花板和遍地石灰石地板添加建筑的宏伟。

最适合世界旅人在此安居。来自世界各地的古董和文物填满开放的客厅配置平面。

厨房是绝佳的娱乐空间，开放式的厨房比邻用餐区，唐西亚（Donghia）的定制拼合沙发提供了舒适时尚的座椅，俯瞰花园和娱乐用阳台。大型等离子屏幕可在不使用时收藏起来。

Living Room

The gracious open plan and Living Room allow for plenty of art and gracious entertaining. High ceilings and limestone floors throughout add to grandeur to the architecture.

A perfect space for the world traveler to call home.  Antiques and artifacts from across the globe fill the open floor plan.

A great space for entertaining, kitchen opens up to dining area and Custom sectional sofa by Donghia provides comfortable stylish seating that overlooks the garden and entertaining terrace.  Large plasma screen t.v. on a can be tucked away when not in use.

餐厅

现代但质朴的桌子非常适合举行晚宴，挑高天花板的大墙则适合悬挂艺术作品。

餐厅是开放平面配置空间中一个引人注目的中心。

厨房和餐厅

质朴欧洲风格的厨房是开放空间的完美基调装饰。厨师级的厨房配备了两个烤炉、花岗岩台面和巨大的半岛，让您一边烹饪，一边招待客人。

距离厨房几步之遥是一张大型的现代化木质餐桌。海草椅子和地毯让这个环境的自然元素更加完整。

Dining

The modern and rustic table is perfect for dinner parties and large walls with high ceilings great for art.

The Dining Room is a dramatic centerpiece of the open floor plan.

Kitchen & Dining

The Rustic European Style Kitchen is the perfect tone for the decor of the open floor plan. The chef’s kitchen features two ovens, granite countertops and huge peninsula to entertain your guests with while you cook.

Arms reach from the open kitchen is a large modern wood dining table.  Sea grass chairs and rug complete the elements of nature in this setting.

主卧套房

主卧套房的书房设有内置书架，还有一个让自然光充满室内的天窗。石灰石地板和亚麻装饰墙壁使这个空间既宁静又豪华。

大理石台面和地板，美丽的卫浴五金和固定装置、装饰墙壁让浴室更为温暖和明亮。双槽洗手枱和宽大的壁橱空间，使这个空间变成纯粹的奢华。

Master Suite

The study  in the Master Suite features built in bookshelves and a skylight that fills the space with natural light. The limestone floors sand upholstered linen walls make this space quiet and luxurious.

Marble countertops and floors, beautiful hardware and fixtures and upholstered walls make this bathroom warm and bright. Double sinks and ample closet space make this space pure luxury.

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