Team Avatar's Upper Ring house

Team Avatar's home was a one-story, three bedroom and one washroom upper ring house dedicated to them during their stay at Ba Sing Se. This home, its furnishings and services were provided free of charge.

History
Upon arrival to Ba Sing Se, Joo Dee provided a welcoming tour throughout the city's lower, middle and upper rings. Upon the initial tour's completion, Team Avatar was led to an elegant house they were told would be solely dedicated to their stay while in the city. They were not given a limit to their stay, allowed to use it as long as they pleased or until situations changed. It is not known the exact length of their stay, though Joo Dee did mention their meeting with the Earth King was scheduled six to eight weeks after their arrival.

The children enjoyed the comforts of the house, however perhaps in a way that most would view poorly. For example, at one point Aang sprawled out atop the lounge's banister, Sokka laid on the floor and propped his feet against a painting on the wall and Toph tossed half-eaten food to the floor while flicking snot to the ceiling without concern. Katara however was the most responsible during their stay.

Team Avatar divided the available bedrooms for each to use, however as there were only three bedrooms to choose from it is unknown what decision was reached outside of Toph claiming a room for herself.



Despite sour moods and unhelpful events, Team Avatar mostly enjoyed their stay here. All of Team Avatar made use of the amenities provided to them, even using some of these perks in attempt to meet the Earth King when Katara discovered a party being thrown for King Kuei's pet bear, Bosco.

At one point, Team Avatar mutually agreed to no longer heed the rules restricting them. Toph took it upon herself at this moment to blow out an entire front corner of their home using Earthbending. This damage was immediately tasked to be repaired, leading to scaffolding and a tarp to protect against the elements being moved in as construction began.

After the War, Team Avatar returned to Ba Sing Se to reunite at the Jasmine Dragon, ran by Iroh. Whether or not they returned to this house during their stay at that or future visits are not known.

Exterior
Team Avatar's home was a single story house. Wide, stone steps stood before the front door at the center of the building, leading to a finely laid stone street of the upper ring of Ba Sing Se. These steps led to a tiled porch supported by stone pillars. This porch wrapped around the perimeter of the building.

A stone holder serving to receive Ba Sing Se newspapers adorned the pillar closest to the front door, facing the street. The home sported approximately twelve windows, four on the front and back, and two on each side; one per room. Each window was made of wood, donning an enriched deep brown color with yellow shutters. The windows were on hinges, allowing them to fully swing open to let in the warm air of the Earth Kingdom.

A white picket fence surrounded the building, enclosing the green grassy yard with sparsely placed trees. Lining the perimeter of the house and its porch was a trimmed, evenly spaced line of shrubbery. The back yard was a decent sized, open grassy field. Close to the home rocks could be found jutting up from the ground, perfect to lean against if desired.

Layout
The main entrance opened to a vast living room with a raised ceiling. The living room led to four rooms though elegant wooden doors, two on each side. At the farther end of this room stood a stepped lounge, complete with a railing further sectioning this area from the main floor. No doors lined its walls.

If entering the building through the main entrance, the washroom was presumably the first door on the left. However this is not clear, as the doors aligned in the corner when Katara and Toph emerge together in their elegant dresses are not possible given the layout of the building. The remaining three doorways presumably led to bedrooms.

The floor was not traditional wood as seen in many of the world of Avatar's buildings, but finely laid stone tiles. It is uncertain what the walls were made of, possibly smooth stonework painted soft golden-yellow indoors.

Furnishings
The home came fully furnished with all supplies necessary to live, both comfortably and aesthetically. Each room had a large square carpet, sporting dark green borders with a light green square center to match the Earth Kingdom feel. In the living room one said carpet sat beneath a low-set dark wooden table. Surrounding this table were four lime-green pillows to serve as comfortable sitting areas. The stepped room at the back offered similar pillows strewn about the larger carpet in pairs of two, allowing the home's occupants to lounge. Similar pillows awaited the guests in each bedroom.

Intricately designed paintings were hung delicately on each of the room's walls, each artistry different than the other. Green drapes surrounded the stepped lounge, all drawn back upon Team Avatar's arrival to the building. It was possible to lower all drapes, the length of which would extend to the wooden banister below, allowing for utmost privacy to encase the entire room in their dark green hues.

A small chest of drawers sat just beside the wall beneath the corner of the stepped lounge on either side, a simple lantern resting on its surface. Similar small desks sat in opposite corners of the room, though these donned either potted plants or finely crafted vases or similar pots.



At either side of the living room's main double-doorway, and in the farther lounge's corners, tall blue vases stood elegantly. Stylish lanterns hung from the ceiling, providing vibrant lantern light to illuminate the warm colors of the interior. Wooden chairs could be found in the neighboring bedrooms set against the walls, should the guest prefer to draw them out in lieu of the room's current layout.

The washroom offered a tall mirror mounted to a large, wooden desk. It is possible the desk held one or more sinks, but this is unknown. It is also possible the desk did not offer any sinks, as a basin of water could be found on a nearby bench. This bench held a small number of wooden bars for which to hang washcloths after use. It is unknown what facilities were present.

Amenities
During Team Avatar's stay in Ba Sing Se, they were well tended to and treated as esteemed guests. They received free meals delivered to them regularly, as well as replenishable snacks in sufficient quantity, offered in bowls or similar containers located throughout the house. Fresh towels and washcloths were provided to them, and sufficient materials for sustained light were upkept. The services even extended to home repair, should the need arise. These are some of the few observed amenities provided to the Avatar and his company.

Trivia

 * According to Aang's "Lost Appa" poster, the house's address is No. 217, 96th District, Upper Ring, Ba Sing Se.
 * It is unknown who slept where or if a room was shared. However it was shown that Toph had a room all to herself. Aang was shown sleeping on a green carpet later during their stay, so it is possible Aang simply used the lounge for his sleeping quarters, though it is unknown if he did so alone.
 * It is doubly possible the carpet we see Aang sleeping on is not in the lounge, however, as Toph was sprawled on a similar carpet in her bedroom.
 * It was never said they did not have to pay for any services. However, Long Feng did mention Team Avatar was being treated as honored guests. As such it is very likely all services were rendered on the house at no cost to them.

Goofs

 * Given the size of the main room and the size of the home, there is not enough space to accommodate more than the main room. The various bedrooms and wash room have nowhere to be positioned.
 * This is re-emphasized when Toph destroys the corner of the building, revealing yet again the main room actually houses the entire size of the house.
 * The green drapes of the stepped lounge change to brown later, most notably when Aang, Sokka and Momo don them as robes. Then again in "The Tale of Momo" the drapes change color to red. Likely the color was meant to be brown, but colored slightly differently at different times. Likewise the lime green pillows become purple in "The Tale of Momo".