
01 / Enclosed courtyard
The Courtyard Room
A small, sheltered courtyard treated as another room of the house — somewhere to sit with a coffee while the street stays just out of earshot.
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Three illustrative studies show how the same idea is arranged for different spaces and different evenings in.
Illustrative design studies
Three ways the same idea is arranged. Each study is a concept, not a completed project.

01 / Enclosed courtyard
A small, sheltered courtyard treated as another room of the house — somewhere to sit with a coffee while the street stays just out of earshot.
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02 / Front garden, used after dark
A garden that works in the evening, when it is actually used — light placed so paths read clearly and planting keeps its shape after sunset.
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03 / Dining terrace
An outdoor table that is genuinely used — shade in the middle of the day, room to move around the chairs, and one clear route from the kitchen.
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