This view captures the architectural spirit of the great room. Laylights, illuminated both artificially and by roof-top cupolas, provide a soft wash of light across the cherry bookcases and fireplace. The fireplace mantel terminates in a split pediment that enjoys a relationship of visual tension with the arch tightly positioned above. A TV screen is concealed behind the mantel paneling. Just visible on the extreme left is a narrow slot of light, which is the door leading from the great room area to the rear porches and garden.