Big House

Big House
Type:	residential
Size:	40x40
Number of floors:	2
Occupants:	Tiani family
Number of bedrooms:	3
Number of bathrooms:	2
Neighborhood:	Wanmami Island

The Big House is a residential lot on Wanmami Island in which the Tiani family live.

Outside

At the entrance of this lot, there are two identical groupings of three tiki torches stuck into the ground. Around these torches are a variety of fauna which includes a couple shrubs and |ferns. Directly to the right is a tree of many branches and not much trunk. Upon one branch is a simple swing made of rope and a single plank. Surrounding the tree are low-lying palm shrubs.

Just beyond is a rough patch of grass, a yellow rose bush, and a smaller shrub with pink flowers. A large wooden lamp with four legs lays nestled within the rough vegetation. In the background defining the property line is a bamboo grove. Following this property line, you come to another bamboo grove, which surrounds a large trash pit. In what could be considered the back yard stands a rain catcher that uses what seems to be a tarp, rusty metal, and bamboo.

Returning back to the entrance, a gravel path lays between the two clumps of torches and leads from the entrance and, taking a slight leftwards curve, ends at wide wooden stairs. The steps are made with logs split in half and placed flat-side up. On either side of the wooden steps is a wooden railing made of branches, quite possibly from the same tree that supplied the steps. After four short steps, there is a long wooden porch, this time made out reddish-brown bamboo. Along the sides of the porch hang decorative grass thatching. Straight ahead lies a carved wood doorway of the same width as the stairs and spreading out in both directions is an ornate railing.

To the right the porch wraps around the far side and on the left, it opens up to a large hexagonal deck. On the far side of this deck are two small bongos connected together. Along the back side, against the railing, are two lounge chairs made of banana palm frond backing, woven grass seats, and a bamboo frame. On either side of the loungers are crude end tables made out of tree stumps. Not far from the corner of the house is another entrance way of similar make to the main one on the front of the building.

Beyond the deck is a good-sized pond in the shape of a short "L". Around the far sides of said pond are good-sized trees full of mangoes as well as a small Wheeping Willow. These, in turn, are surrounded by orange shrubs, a small bed of pink phlox, and thick patches of grass. Following the property line back are two papaya trees and a very large Mangrove tree that towers far above the house, making the location easy to find in the island jungle.

The walls surrounding the house on the first story are made of a striking combination of thin, alternating vertical and horizontal bamboo framed by thick, dark brown lumber. The second-story walls, however, are made of woven grass that has been dyed as they are still green. In even intervals down the side of the wall are bamboo struts of a slightly thicker diameter than of those used on the first floor walls. At the foot is yellowed woven grass which is reflected by free-hanging woven grass spanning a fifth of the wall tops. This top grass is much the same as the grass seen hanging from the porch sides. Atop the house is a hipped roof made of wood and tiers of light brown grass thatching which are supported by what seems to be even more lumber underneath.

First Floor

The flanking red paint on the walls of the dimly lit, L-shaped main room can be seen from outside through the open door and three front-facing windows. Upon closer inspection they are slightly seperate from the rest of the floor, a potential hazard for anyone walking this floor at night. A large, dark hand-tied rug lays in front of the doorway, it's length leading the eye into the room. Covering the floor are ornate wooden strips. Narrow pieces that look much like bamboo from afar are placed in straight lines in intervals across the room. A stairway much like the one leading to the porch extends from the far wall and leads to the upper story.

To the left of the entrance is a dining area and, further inwards, a kitchen. The dining chairs look most uncomfortable as a vines hold the planks of the seat together and form ridges across the seat. The vines were also used to secure all the other planks to each other as well. This was also done to the table to hold together the two branches that make up each leg. On the other side of the table is the doorway mentioned earlier that leads to the hexagonal deck.

Continuing inwards from the dining area, the kitchen holds the family's storage basket on the left side as well as rusty metal stove that was probably taken from Division Six. Along the back wall are green and yellow counters made of bamboo and tightly woven grass. In an additional counter to the left ther is a stone sink basin. Sticking out of the wall above the sink is a bamboo faucet that provides running water. Right next to this makeshift sink is a small wooden trashcan of tribal make with a gaping face for the receptical. At the base of this trashcan is a small wooden pedall used to open the trashcan lid without touching it. Above the can is a small rectangular window made of bamboo. Also along that side wall is a potted plant and a makshift high chair.

To the right is a family area furnished with two sofas made of pale bamboo and colorful animal skins, a coffee table of pale wood, and an end table made out of a tree stump. Atop the end table is a darkly stained wooden lamp with a small rectangular shade around a candle, which seems like a rather bad fire hazard. Under the coffee table lays the hide of a creature with shaggy wool-like fur. Perhaps of a llama, although how one of those got on this island is anyone's guess. Over one of the sofas is a large log window with branch bars across the opening that looks out over the side yard.

On the far wall, near that sofa, is a smaller doorway leading into the master bedroom.