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A patio or courtyard is an outdoor area, typically paved and located adjacent to a building, used for recreational or dining purposes. In architecture, patios serve as an extension of indoor living space, allowing for a seamless transition between indoor and outdoor environments. They can vary in size and design, from small and intimate to large and grand, and can include features such as pergolas, fountains, and outdoor fireplaces. Patios are often designed to take advantage of natural light, provide shade, and offer scenic views.
CCE House by ONA – Oficina Nomada de Arquitectura is a 170 m2 single-level residence in Chacras de Coria, Mendoza, organized as an introverted L-shaped plan behind a continuous board-formed…
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Calm Hill by IAPA DESIGN is a 1400 m2 exhibition and leisure building located near the Great Wall in northern China, where a dark schist base, a floating white upper…
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Taibai Wushanju Art Hotel by IAPA DESIGN is a 14,500 m2 resort and cultural complex at the foot of Taibai Mountain in Shaanxi, China, where hotel rooms, courtyards, tea rooms,…
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Tlacotalpan Residencias by Tenter Estudio & Masa Studio is a four-unit residential project in Roma Sur, Mexico City, organized within a three-story height limit on a compact urban site. Through…
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Ink Wash Pool by y.ad studio is a 790.57-square-meter cultural intervention in Lushan, Jiangxi, organized around a legendary calligraphy site and a mature camphor tree. Rather than reconstructing a historical…
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Block Kindergarten by SoBA is a 21-class early childhood campus in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, organized as a compact courtyard building within a dense urban setting of residential towers, arterial roads,…
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Spa Hacienda Xcanatun by Taller Mexicano de Arquitectura is a 530 m2 wellness pavilion in Merida, Yucatan, organized as a sequence of low volumes, shaded passages, planted courtyards, and treatment…
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SUNYATA, Datong is a hospitality project set against the eastern edge of Datong’s ancient city, where restored courtyard houses and newly inserted buildings are organized as a contemporary extension of…
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Casa en Palmilla is a 600-square-meter house in the desert hills of Los Cabos, organized as four independent volumes under two L-shaped roofs. Its architecture is defined less by formal…
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Mortuary at Asker Crematorium is a compact funerary addition in Asker, Norway, designed by Carl-Viggo Holmebakk AS between 1999 and 2000. Organized as a tightly sequenced ensemble of ceremony room,…
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Belgaon Dhaga School rethinks a rural primary school campus in Nashik, India, by extending an existing linear classroom block with a dispersed field of smaller volumes, courts, and shaded passages….
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Londres 187 is a mid-density residential building in Mexico City’s Colonia Juárez that combines ground-floor retail with multi-unit housing. Organized as two volumes around a central courtyard, the project addresses…
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House in Santiago by S-AR is a 470-square-meter single-family residence set on the outskirts of Santiago, Nuevo León, where the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental frame a landscape of…
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Tadao Ando’s Conference Pavilion on the Vitra Campus is a compact meeting facility set within a grove at the campus edge in Weil am Rhein. The low-lying ensemble of fair-faced…
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