Courtyard

Located in a wooded valley on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Sycamore Glen is a single-family home nestled among mature trees, overlooking Wister Creek. Bordered closely by neighboring houses to the west, the narrow site informed a linear organization and a careful balance of privacy, light, and views. Pix The house is structured around a series of parallel masonry walls that divide space, define rhythm, and extend beyond the envelope to articulate thresholds and terraces. A recessed entry, marked by a cantilevered overhang, leads to a quiet, compressed threshold before opening into a living and dining area that extends outward to a terrace surrounded by evergreen ferns. Pix A stepped glass façade on the eastern side conn... もっと見る

Situated on a big plot of land, we designed this home strategically on the site to capture expansive mountain views out the front of the house.  JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD Every day, their views are oriented towards to the mountains. Architectural style-wise, we use traditional mountain Architecture elements like stone, but made it modern with lots of big glass and lots of fireplaces. Our clients want a family home, yet one for entertaining. JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD We designed a casual Old World rambler, that flows from one gathering space to the next, connecting the interior to the exterior courtyards around the house. With its impressive stone exterior, we softened the inte... もっと見る

The brief for this Eastern Suburbs garden in Sydney was to create a contemporary multifunction courtyard garden. The client required a strong focus on privacy planting as well as a place to relax in a tropical resort style environment. The brief included low maintenance tropical planting as well as a practical space for their 2 large dogs.  Their urban townhouse garden was surrounded by neighbours with a double storey brick wall at the rear - screaming out for privacy. Deb Meyer The biggest design challenge was to achieve privacy planting in narrow new garden beds. This was achieved using fast growing non invasive Textilis Gracilis that grows 6-7m tall. This was coupled with lower lying tropical planting and clever usage of whit... もっと見る

The brief for the compact outdoor garden in Sydney's Inner West was to create a contemporary entertainers garden. The highligh was to be a contemporary industrial feel a place for weekend & night time entertaining with their friends. The secret to the success of this project was to simplify the material selection and focus on 3 key areas - Microconcrete flooring with limited visual joins, Spotted Gum carpentry for seating, privacy screens & garden beds, monocoloured fabrics on seat cushions & outdoor sofa. Jack Hibbert The biggest design challenge was access for both demolition & construction. There was no side access, so everything needed to go through the internal of the terrace. Fortunately the contractors were in... もっと見る

This holiday villa is located in the rural area of Pudong, Shanghai. The owner plans to demolish the old house and construct a new one to accommodate two families. When they return from urban life to the countryside, they can spend weekends and holidays with the grandparents. The extended family can gather together, enjoy the tranquility of rural life, and unwind in a natural setting. WM STUDIO WM STUDIO Our main design strategies include the following elements. “Green” is placed first. Although the site overlooks an orchard and has a ground area in front of the building area that could serve as a garden, we aim to weave greenery throughout the house to dissolve the boundaries and isolation between interior and exteri... もっと見る

In the Treviso countryside, a portion of a farmhouse already heavily altered by previous interventions is transformed into a new residence. Alongside the recovery of some significant elements such as the arch of the porch, the stone frames, and the wooden roof, new contemporary elements are introduced. Lanaro Cristina Lanaro Cristina Lanaro Cristina Lanaro Cristina Lanaro Cristina The large openings, emphasized by the thin profile of the window frames, cut and frame the context. Thus, the design of the surrounding agricultural landscape is represented within the home and, in the more expansive views, the landscape of the foothills. A new building placed orthogonally to the main structure, intended to serve the resi... もっと見る

The municipality of St-Élie-de-Caxton has teamed up with the firm Agence Spatiale for the design and implementation of a courtyard to host various artistic and cultural performances in the Nature and Culture Park. The place encourages meetings and gatherings while honoring the imaginary surrounding Saint-Élie-de-Caxton. To facilitate the integration of this courtyard with the appearance of a festive tent in the municipal landscape, the concept is inspired by the traditional Canadian roofs of the municipality and reinterprets it in its own way. The use of wood responds directly to the park’s furniture, as a reminder of the surrounding forest. The interior architecture opens like a book in which the spectator is at the heart of the st... もっと見る

  Located in  the vibrant cityscape of Bandung, Jardin House is more than just a residence; it's where modern living intertwines seamlessly with nature. This visionary project boasts a unique architectural design, emphasizing privacy without sacrificing connectivity, and sustainability without compromising comfort. KIE Architecture & Interior Photographer KIE Architecture & Interior Photographer KIE Architecture & Interior Photographer One of the distinctive features of Jardin House is its innovative use of split-level architecture. The mezzanine and split-level layout not only enhance spatial dynamics but also serve as a means to maintain privacy. Guests are shielded from the living room, and vice ver... もっと見る

In Aspen’s historic West End neighborhood, a classic 1890s Victorian-Era home is carefully restored to its original form after years of non-historic additions and renovations.  The Victorian is stabilized and reinforced, renovated, and linked to a contemporary addition and newly excavated lower-level basement. DRAPER WHITE DRAPER WHITE DRAPER WHITE DRAPER WHITE DRAPER WHITE DRAPER WHITE DRAPER WHITE DRAPER WHITE DRAPER WHITE Inside the Victorian, the original compartmentalized layout is opened to dynamic, multi-story volumes and free-flowing circulation.  Unified by these volumes, a three-story floating wood stair overlooks the lower-level rec room below.  A double-height ki... もっと見る

Inspiration came from the historical typology of the Cape rural agricultural vernacular which was synonymous with the surrounding area. Limewashed fisherman’s dwellings and agricultural structures for livestock were the norm prior to the area becoming a popular respite from the city life of Cape Town 90km (55 mi) away and a village where many residents have retired to this idyllic coastline. Paris Brummer The home is formed by the simple juncture of two pitched volumes. Inhabitable fingers which form a sheltered L-shaped courtyard extend into the site. A contemporary interpretation of the historical built language. The primary axis containing the living spaces open up towards the panoramic mountain vista which themselves ultimat... もっと見る

CLIENT BRIEF Eliza House is located in an enviable neighbourhood pocket of Black Rock; within 400m to picturesque Beach Road and walking distance to the Sandringham Beach Foreshore Reserve. The homeowners had a clear ambition of laying roots with their young family in this Bayside community and setting up their forever home. The previous dwelling was a Post-war double-fronted brick-veneered house which was part of the common building stock of its time and did not hold any heritage significance. The old house had familiar characteristics of its Post-war pedigree by way of low ceilings and an awkwardly laid out horse-shoe internal configuration, so the logical decision was made to take a knock-down/rebuild approach. Dave Kulesza The ow... もっと見る

The entirety of a terraced Victorian property in Stoke Newington was redesigned and extended, keeping only the building’s bare tectonic skeleton, due to the lack of structural integrity. The length of the floorplan meant that there was a need for natural light to reach the middle part of the house, thus the idea was born to retain a part of the rear garden as a courtyard that would sit amongst the functional layout of the space and provide not only light, but also vital cross ventilation and visual connection. A Japanese cloud tree occupies the courtyard, which is framed by a 3.7m long fixed glass, creating a dominant focal point in the space. A large pivot window and a glazed door connect the front of the house to the rear through th... もっと見る

GRID Architects’ Verna is a new development containing 210 high-quality homes in west London, and forms a key element in Ealing Council’s Acton Gardens regeneration masterplan, delivered as a joint venture between Countryside Properties and L&Q. The development provides a 50/50 split between private and affordable homes, with several different dwelling typologies comprising of maisonettes and lateral apartments forming a secluded courtyard development around a communal landscaped podium.  Jack Hobhouse Jack Hobhouse Verna consists of four blocks between two and twelve storeys high, with differing heights responding to the hierarchy and scale of the adjacent streets, and serving as useful wayfinding markers wi... もっと見る

The project's intention was to combine Arabic and Mediterranean inspirations in a tiny courtyard. Marta Malheiro Preserving the white walls as the Arabic influence, was the objective to bring indoors the characteristic Mediterranean vegetation. Marta Malheiro Some of the features in the garden can combine both styles. Marta Malheiro Marta Malheiro Marta Malheiro もっと見る