In our latest design iteration we created a series of shutters that run the length of the central courtyard. These shutters allow you to close off the living space when it’s either too hot, too wet or there are too many mosquitos about. When favorable conditions return, they open up again, re-connecting the living room with the garden courtyard.
Instead of placing these shutters hard against the living room, we offset them by 1.2m to create a covered pathway that runs alongside the living room. We imagine it looking something like the image above, albeit more tropical. Doing this allows room for covered circulation through the courtyard as well as provides a thin buffer zone between the living and garden.
