Exterior entry courtyard with large boulder
A residential courtyard precedent by Marmol Radziner that integrates native desert boulders, olive trees, and large-format concrete pavers to frame the entry sequence.
- What we like about this project
- A massive natural boulder sits embedded directly in the landscaped courtyard bed adjacent to the clean architectural paving.
Materials
- concrete
- stucco
- granite-boulder
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- entry-courtyard
- concrete-pavers
- boulder
- olive-trees
- desert-landscape
Style tags
- desert-modern
- contemporary
- landscape-integrated
Visual tags
- courtyard
- xeriscape
- residential
- indoor-outdoor
- desert-modernism
- Geometry
- Rectilinear volumes flank an open entry courtyard featuring a straight path of large concrete pavers leading to a glazed threshold.
- Facade system
- Stucco walls with recessed dark metal window and door framing.
- Structural guess
- Post-and-beam or wood-frame construction with concrete slab-on-grade.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled residential courtyard with one-to-two-story building edges.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sunlight casting dappled shadows through olive tree canopies onto the walls and hardscape.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and warm, balancing organic textures of stone and foliage with crisp architectural concrete.
- Environmental context
- Arid desert landscape integrated with mature olive trees and native xeriscaping.
- Spatial experience
- The approach unfolds through layered desert planting and sculptural boulders before compressing into the shaded entry threshold.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating linear joints in concrete pavers direct the eye toward the glazed central doorway.
- Style reading
- Modern desert residential architecture
- Program
- Residential entry courtyard
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- concrete, stucco, granite-boulder, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- entry-courtyard, concrete-pavers, boulder, olive-trees, desert-landscape
- Style tags
- desert-modern, contemporary, landscape-integrated
- Visual tags
- courtyard, xeriscape, residential, indoor-outdoor, desert-modernism
- Geometry
- Rectilinear volumes flank an open entry courtyard featuring a straight path of large concrete pavers leading to a glazed threshold.
- Facade system
- Stucco walls with recessed dark metal window and door framing.
- Structural guess
- Post-and-beam or wood-frame construction with concrete slab-on-grade.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled residential courtyard with one-to-two-story building edges.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sunlight casting dappled shadows through olive tree canopies onto the walls and hardscape.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and warm, balancing organic textures of stone and foliage with crisp architectural concrete.
- Environmental context
- Arid desert landscape integrated with mature olive trees and native xeriscaping.
- Spatial experience
- The approach unfolds through layered desert planting and sculptural boulders before compressing into the shaded entry threshold.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating linear joints in concrete pavers direct the eye toward the glazed central doorway.
- Style reading
- Modern desert residential architecture
- Program
- Residential entry courtyard
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture