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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 week ago

How 1,850 Square Feet Feels Like A Japanese Sanctuary In Cupertino - Yanko Design

A compact Cupertino home uses a central landscaped courtyard and Japanese design principles to create privacy, natural connection, and contemporary reinterpretation of California modernism.
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Unfolding Privacy: Centering the Home Around the Courtyard

Patio houses embody one of the most enduring architectural typologies, encapsulating the duality of openness and seclusion while nurturing a profound connection with nature. While the term is also used in contemporary American real estate to describe low-maintenance, single-story dwellings on small lots, its classic architectural meaning refers to an introverted design organized around a private, central courtyard. It is this traditional form, the subject of this article, that traces its origins back thousands of years.
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