Courtyard Homes offers an inspiring world tour of contemporary residences designed around light-filled courtyards open to nature. True hearts of the home, these intimate and soothing spaces structure the organization of rooms, fostering a direct connection to the sky, the earth, and natural cycles.

This book invites readers to discover 20 exceptional homes where the architecture revolves around an outdoor sanctuary conceived as an extension of daily life. Richly illustrated with over 150 color photographs, it highlights projects by renowned architects and studios such as Craig Steely Architecture, mwworks, Leckie Studio, Práctica Arquitectura, Matharoo Associates, and Ted’A Arquitectes.

From a triangular courtyard at the heart of an autonomous house in Hawaii, to twin oculus perforating a concrete residence in Mexico, to a lush patio in Australia, these achievements reveal the ingenuity with which architects and owners reinvent habitat through a sensitive, sustainable, and deeply landscape-rooted approach. A tribute to the art of living in harmony with nature.

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Published by Monacelli
Hardcover
280 mm × 220 mm
224 pages
175 illustrations
In English

ISBN: 9781580937054