Courtyard House 3 | Stanic Harding Architects

The primary design strategy was to open the house and the courtyard to the northwestern sky.
The living spaces wrap around the courtyard offering direct visual and physical connections to the garden, pool and district views. This open façade is contrasted with the more shielded southwestern façades protecting the occupants from the busy street noise.

Solar control and privacy were achieved by the introduction of a fine upper-level screen fitted with operable horizontal and vertical louvres which also provides articulation and shading to the ground level.

The crafted built form successfully addresses the corner site and respectfully engages with its neighbours and the public domain. The variety of materials & textures creates additional richness to the house which offers the clients a contemporary home with soul.

It is a house that embraces its evolving family of five and will serve them for decades to come.