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The Courtyard House Maximizes a Dark Forest Site

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NO ARCHITECTURE has created a lovely house with a central courtyard reflected in the hexagonal cut-out in the roof.

The roof cut-out uses passive solar gain, allowing light and air inside, to a potentially dark site.

This central courtyard brings light down into the center of the home and is conceived as both uniter and divider creating space and privacy within.

Highly polished concrete floors throughout reflect the surrounding forest.

The courtyard, while continuing the surrounding indigenous landscape, also supplies a convenient kitchen garden for the family cook.

The design provides the privacy needed for family life while respecting the natural surroundings.

Other than the hexagonal cut-out, the straightforward and unassuming design predominates.

The Courtyard House is designed in such a way that any room can be a living space during the day and a sleeping space at night.

In this way it can be a house that offers a tranquil setting for introspection and work without a feeling of being overcrowded in a small space.