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Board-formed concrete
A textured exterior that records the process of making.
Residential / Concept study 01
Courtyard House
A house shaped by the space it leaves open.
- Setting
- A quiet suburban plot
- Proposed area
- 240 m²
- Study year
- 2026
- Status
- Unbuilt concept
01 / The intention
A house shaped by the space it leaves open.
A single-storey home organised around an open courtyard. Solid walls offer privacy from the street; generous openings turn daily life towards light and landscape.
Two interlocking volumes create a sheltered outdoor room. A long roof line ties living spaces together, while a change in ceiling height gives each room its own character. The proposal explores how a compact footprint can feel open without losing intimacy.
01Unbuilt concept study
03Views in the gallery below
03Materials, honestly shown
00Built projects — by design
Concept numbers — Forma is a fictional practice; this study is unbuilt by design.
FROM THE READING ROOM / CONCEPT VOICES
One study, read closely.
The light does the decorating here. I could not have said it more quietly or better.
I keep returning to how little is doing all the work in this composition.
It reads like a place you could actually live in — for a concept, that is the highest praise.
Concept testimonials written for this demonstration. No real customers or reviews.
02 / Different perspectives
From the whole
to the smallest detail.
Explore the study.
Select a view or take a closer look.
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The overall composition
Courtyard House / Exterior or spatial study
Image 1 of 3: The overall composition
03 / The building blocks
A considered composition.
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Natural oak
Warm joinery at the places where hands meet the building.
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Limestone
A continuous floor surface linking indoors and out.
A place to begin