I clambered up the steps of Casa Rocha-Suarez to catch up with my friends who were already up on the caida of the house-cum-heritage-center during the tour component of the 1st International Conference on Heritage Houses and Vernacular Architecture. But as I was about to step onto the stairway myself, my feet freely trod on nimbly as though the very soul of the house came whispering into my ear: ssllohhww-lhy.