Courtyard middle of house

AE Arquitectos has recently completed Casa OM1, a modern house in Guadalajara, Mexico, that's been designed so that it can interact with nature.

Discover modern courtyard houses that maximize every inch of space while seamlessly blending indoor and outdoor living in their U-shape floor plans.

Project Type: ResidentialClient: Aileen Sage ArchitectsArchitect: Aileen Sage Architects

Modern farmhouse

Building an interior courtyard garden design, spaces defined by walls on four sides, draws natural light and air of the outdoors into your home.

IZ architects has completed a house in vietnam, built as a house within a house in which the large structure acts as a shell that encloses smaller volumes.

This project aimed to design a house for a family of four in Najafabad. The family's interest in having open space with lush gardens, along with the historical pattern of houses in Najafabad's garden city, made the main decision of this project: to give all spaces the great advantage of having a yard in the middle. In addition to the middle yard, there is another yard on the south, which is considered obligatory by the municipality. There is also another small yard on the north of the land…

A Structure Home Client's Exterior Courtyard (View 2 of 2).

Image 23 of 37 from gallery of Villa Escarpa / Mario Martins Atelier. Photograph by Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

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