The welcoming entry features a four-walled atrium with a a low, round fountain, grapevine-covered walls and seating options around an outdoor fireplace. While a private space, the courtyard is not fortressed from the street. Usually left open, a gatelike carved-wood double door is attached to tumbled-stone, mortared-joint pillars with a wood arbor that trains bougainvillea, an olive tree and other drought-tolerant plants.The entry door is a heavy, Tuscan-style, carved-wood door featuring a black grill over a peep window.