Courtyard House – A Modern Home

By Simon Bjoern Beiskjaer / December 1, 2012 / Houses, buildings, structures..., Other things..., Things Simon / No Comments
From Dornob
 
courtyard interior home design
 

 This courtyard is quite literally at the center of attention, a giant gaping hole in the middle of a simple square modern home that seems to exist as much to define the enclosed garden space within as it does to house residents inside.
 
courtyard home plan
 
Hiding beneath the new, flat, punched-hole roofscape lies an existing structure that was extended into a new and bigger residence by A69. By unifying the exterior facade with sharp corners and perpendicular planes and opening a nearly-uniform central void, old and new are tied seamlessly together from inside yet remain distinguishable when one walks around the building.
 
courtyard interior exterior idea
 
The interior open garden is extremely simple and flat in plan, punctuated by tall trees that already existed on the site and provide some shade and betray the age of the space.
 
 courtyard modern home garden
 
Surrounding this central circle are common areas ringed with windows to provide access to natural light and ventilation on all sides and visually connect common spaces across the courtyard space.

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