When Ibarra Rosano Design Architects designed these Arizona courtyard homes, a community of six, they wanted to bring a bit of the outdoors into each home here in this urban infill community. Inspired by local history, these homes boast a classic courtyard interior design that opens to outdoor living rooms, enclosed in masonry walls with minimal western exposure. The architects put a modern spin on tradition with a glass wall that floods interiors with natural light and blurs the boundary ... Continue >
We love Japanese architecture design, and here is a prime example of why. This creative, future-forward design in Tokyo by Japan architecture firm Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture + Design is playful, but seriously artistic – not typical of a bank! From the exterior, this vibrant, white cube is dotted with deep window wells of various sizes and colors, each more vibrant than the last. This color palette continues inside, where workspaces are feature an inspiring, leaf motif and natural, knotty wood ... Continue >
This luxury paradise in Costa Rica is one of the most amazing courtyard home plans we’ve ever seen. With 4,000 sq. ft. of indoor living space and 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor entertaining areas, the house takes advantage of environment, located on the crest of a coastal canyon with the Pacific Ocean crashing below and the Costa Rican jungle all around. An outdoor living space features a large infinity pool that flows from under an open sky to a roofed ... Continue >
Korea’s IROJE KHM Architects have designed this unusual home in GuMiDong, BunDang, SungNam, Korea with a modern outdoor space flavoring both the exterior and interior environment. Unusual in the typical urban house, this courtyard house design puts a large garden within the home’s borders, with expansive windows and sliding glass doors opening onto these lushly landscaped outdoor entertaining areas. Two adjacent volumes make up the main house and a guest house, each facing the interior courtyard. Beneath an angular metal ... Continue >
Courtyard house architecture offers a cool blend on nature and contemporary design. This concrete and wood house by Korean architects IROJE KHM artfully incorporates indoors and out into its layered levels for living. With one level below ground and two levels rising above, this courtyard architecture in Goyang, Korea puts a modern spin on the home, with a seamless transition between indoor and outdoor spaces. The structure’s concrete base anchors the design, and is topped by a wood and glass ... Continue >
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