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Whitewash Courtyard House

Client:
Private client
Services:
Architecture, Landscape, Interior
Starting Date:
Release Date:
White cubic house with narrow windows next to a tall pine tree

Overview

The house is a cluster of white cubes arranged around a courtyard and an old pine tree. Small, deep windows keep the rooms cool, while the courtyard side opens completely to the shade.

  • White cubic house beside a pine tree
  • White houses with terracotta roofs
  • White house on a rocky hillside
  • White villa with a pool

Design Concept

Each cube holds one part of the day – cooking, living, sleeping – and the courtyard joins them. Walking between rooms means passing through the garden, as in a traditional village house.

Walls are thick, whitewashed masonry; roofs are flat and walkable. The only colour comes from the pine, the sky and the terracotta floor.

Features and Amenities

  • Central courtyard: shaded by the existing pine, with a small pool for cooling.
  • Deep windows: narrow openings that frame views and keep out the midday sun.
  • Walkable roofs: terraces with views over the coast.
  • Local materials: stone, lime and terracotta from within 50 km.

Solutions

Keeping the pine tree meant moving the house three metres north and bridging its roots with a raft foundation. The courtyard is now the coolest place on the plot in August.