The entryway or anteroom leads into the atrium, a large open room with an "impluvium" in the center. This basin collected rainwater through a hole in the roof to be used by the patrons of the house. On the far side of the atrium is a modest peristyle where the original "tablinum" (office) once was. The lack of a functional "tablinum" is evidence of the earthquake's toll on the house's infrastructure. There are several "oeci" off the main atrium used as receiving rooms with various art displayed in each room. One specific oecus that borders the "viridarium" or indoor garden functioned as a "triclinium" or dining area where guests could be entertained. This room was particularly well decorated to please the many guests that must have passed through. Bordering the garden is a summer "triclinium" where diners could recline during the warmer months.