Last Saturday, we went out of Nairobi to the town of Thika to visit a friend. It was a beautiful day with loads of sun, and as we walked around, we passed the usual mix of old colonial arcade houses, modern apartment buildings made of concrete and food booths in the shape of Coke bottles.
When we arrived at our friend's house, I was very surprised that the rather normal looking facade was concealing this beautiful courtyard.
True, it was simple, and very small, in fact the smallest courtyard I've ever seen, but the light was pouring down in the middle and was being reflected by the bright colours, the gallery surrounds were providing shadow to rest in, while people were washing clothes, talking, playing music and enjoying the fresh air.
Maybe this way of designing houses is more common than I thought, only I'm not able to see it from the outside?
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