Mr. Hua also wanted to keep the essence of the Chinese farm house, including the tiled roof and the whitewashed walls.

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As soon as police jumped over the walls, Moran tried to flee, leaping onto the tiled roof of a pool-side outhouse before being captured.

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It's part of a cluster of tiled-roof cottages, arranged around a lawn, that also house four guest suites and a gym.

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The building uses traditional Chinese window-lattices up its high-rise facade, and is topped with a tiled pagoda-like roof.

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