Prefabricated Courtyard House, Newcastle
Newcastle - Miltiadou Cook Mitzman llp · 2023
A residential courtyard precedent demonstrating how an exterior timber pergola and sliding glass walls seamlessly link indoor living areas to an outdoor terrace.
- What we like about this project
- Vine growth integrated directly onto the structural timber pergola columns, blurring hardscape and landscape.
Materials
- brick
- timber
- glass
- stone-paver
- metal
Visual identifiers
- timber-pergola
- brick-courtyard
- sliding-glass-door
- outdoor-lounge
Style tags
- contemporary
- residential
- warm-modern
Visual tags
- courtyard
- indoor-outdoor-connection
- residential
- timber-structure
- paved-terrace
- Geometry
- L-shaped brick volume forming a sheltered corner courtyard, bridged by an exposed timber pergola aligning with internal living zones.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing brick masonry with large full-height sliding glass door systems.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry walls with timber roof/pergola framing.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled domestic courtyard and outdoor dining terrace.
- Lighting
- Direct midday sunlight casting sharp shadows from the pergola structure onto the terrace floor and facade.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, sunny, and inviting outdoor living space blending natural brick and timber textures.
- Environmental context
- Suburban residential courtyard setting with neighboring pitched roofs visible in the background.
- Spatial experience
- Transition from internal timber flooring seamlessly extends onto an exterior paved terrace shaded by a vine-covered pergola.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical timber posts of the pergola create a measured rhythm along the brick courtyard edge.
- Style reading
- Contemporary suburban residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residential living and courtyard
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, timber, glass, stone-paver, metal
- Visual identifiers
- timber-pergola, brick-courtyard, sliding-glass-door, outdoor-lounge
- Style tags
- contemporary, residential, warm-modern
- Visual tags
- courtyard, indoor-outdoor-connection, residential, timber-structure, paved-terrace
- Geometry
- L-shaped brick volume forming a sheltered corner courtyard, bridged by an exposed timber pergola aligning with internal living zones.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing brick masonry with large full-height sliding glass door systems.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry walls with timber roof/pergola framing.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled domestic courtyard and outdoor dining terrace.
- Lighting
- Direct midday sunlight casting sharp shadows from the pergola structure onto the terrace floor and facade.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, sunny, and inviting outdoor living space blending natural brick and timber textures.
- Environmental context
- Suburban residential courtyard setting with neighboring pitched roofs visible in the background.
- Spatial experience
- Transition from internal timber flooring seamlessly extends onto an exterior paved terrace shaded by a vine-covered pergola.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical timber posts of the pergola create a measured rhythm along the brick courtyard edge.
- Style reading
- Contemporary suburban residential architecture
- Program
- Single-family residential living and courtyard
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture