Courtyards, a timeless architectural feature, have been a staple in modern home design for years. When Mr. Jerald Joesph approached us with a unique request for a contemporary courtyard house design, we were inspired to create a space that would genuinely enliven his family’s home.
This project is a testament to Design Thought’s commitment to innovative design.
We are excited to share the unique courtyard house design, design approach, various planning stages, interior visualisations, and more in this blog.
The residence’s elevation, a striking blend of modernity and rigidity, represents our innovative design approach. Using clean lines, geometric shapes, and contemporary materials creates a unique and appealing facade for Mr Jerald’s residence.
The elevation of Mr Jerald’s residence is a testament to the modern courtyard house design. At the same time, the interiors are a harmonious blend of courtyards, water features, landscape, interior-exterior connection, and minimal yet luxurious finishes. This fusion of modern design with natural elements creates a contemporary space that inviting to experience the home’s unique charm and resonates with biophilic design principles.
Project Fact File:
Plot size: 60 x 60
Built-up area: 4000 sq. ft.
Site orientation: South-west
Site advantage: Corner plot
Site topography: Flat site
Location: Spa Eco City, Sarajapur
Neighbourhood: Gated community gearing up for construction
Project architects: Ar. Madhuri, Ar. Avinesh Kumar, Ar. Harshavardhan, Ar.Mahantesh
Client Persona
Our client, Jerald Joesph, is an IT professional, and his wife is a dancer who loves yoga. With two kids, they envisioned a luxurious 4BHK with a G+1 modern courtyard house design. Their preference for a functional home over Vastu guidelines led us to the unique courtyard planning, which became the central attraction of the house. They also favoured an open-plan concept allowing for double-height views from every part of the house. This vision of a functional, open, and luxurious home guided our design process and helped us create a space that truly reflects the client’s lifestyle and preferences.
With courtyard house design planning, the clients were keen to alter the home’s microclimate, which also brought in a nice connection between nature and the interiors of the house. Moreover, they wanted a dedicated space on the terrace to provide solar panels to make the home sustainable. The clients detailed research of plans, reference pictures, and design ideas for their dream homes, helped our designers understand their style.
A nature-interactive courtyard in the centre of Mr Jerald’s house
Courtyard House Design Evolution
Before any plan goes to execution, it goes through various planning strategies, discussions, revisions, and evolutions. Our effort is to provide our readers an understanding of the stages involved in constructing a modern courtyard house design.
Courtyard Planning and Biophilia
Biophilic design is an architectural concept that brings elements from nature into design. On a broad aspect, scientific principles are carried in the design too. However, we can consider including aspects of nature like air, light, rain, and natural textures for home designs. So when one enters such spaces, there is no disconnect in the visitor’s mind from nature. They will feel like part of nature, although confined between four walls.
This project is a perfect example of a connection between nature and the house, accentuating the ambiance and creating a space that makes you feel connected and at peace.
Connecting nature and human experiences
The general planning includes all essential spaces in each unit, including indoor and outdoor spaces like a balcony or landscape, which is vital for any apartment unit and has become our design priority. Every unit satisfies this throughout, along with modern interiors.
We planned a single-room and 3-BHK units on the first and the second floor. As the client was clear about going for a Vastu compliance plan, we planned each unit accordingly. On the third, fourth and fifth floors, we planned 2-BHK units with all the basic requirements satisfied. In all units, we add balconies that open from the living room or the dining area and bring light to the house.
Courtyard Planning and Openness
The entire home plan on a 60×60 plot focuses on reducing the number of walls and following an open concept. Our designers zoned the private spaces like the bedrooms and servant quarters on the northeast side while the rest of the house on the ground floor was kept open. The staircase is on the south side. The stair window is strategically placed to be visible from the road, making the elevation more interesting.
Staircase window as seen from the southern side road
On the other floors, private spaces are prioritised, yet the connection to the central courtyard is maintained. The rest of the spaces are dedicated to the dance area that opens to the terrace.
Envisioning the openness in the planning and interiors
Interior Explorations
The interior altogether fosters a connection with nature. The central courtyard brings the dampness of the drizzles, the warmth of summers, the chills of the monsoons, and the lustre of springs into the house. We went for textures and finishes that complement this space as it connects each space in the courtyard house design.
The enticing courtyard house design and water feature view from the foyer
Corner Plot Exterior
The exterior combines different textures and colours in a modern, contemporary tone. We used a mix of grey textures, including concrete, stone cladding, wooden false ceilings, and glazed windows with bold black framing.
A view of the balcony from the in the interiors and as seen from the exterior
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In this modern courtyard house design, we located the bay windows on both sides of the elevation in this corner plot to wrap it in glass and maximise the view for the bedrooms. For the balcony on the first floor, which opens up to the front, we added a nice corner view along with plants that match the lushness of the inside.
As we can see, this pattern of greens along the balconies, railings, parapet, and grills beautifully adds a softness to the rigid concrete exterior.
The corner plot also facilitates the play of vertical and horizontal massing elements along various parts of the exteriors. We can also observe a uniformity of materials, such as wood-finished false ceilings for the horizontal aspects, while all the vertical elements are in grey stone and concrete cladding.
The elevation shows glazed box bay windows, tall stair windows, corner balconies, soft landscaping features, and rough textures.
Conclusion-
This being one of our outstanding projects, we are happy about how the design of exterior and interior connects seamlessly. The asymmetry in the exterior design highlights a modern style that unifies the material variations of the corner plot. This modern courtyard house design exemplifies how design transcends harmony, calmness and human psychology.
Check out a detailed spatial presentation of this home plan on a 60×60 plot here and our YouTube channel.
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