Introverted Courtyard: All Windows Face Inward

The core of the residence is a square inner courtyard, approximately 15x15 meters, completely enclosed by the building on all four sides. All main rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows facing this courtyard rather than outwards. In the center of the courtyard is a shallow pool, only 200mm deep, with the water surface almost flush with the stone paving, reflecting the sky and the surrounding cloisters. The cloisters are 3 meters deep, supported by square stone columns, providing shaded passage all day. In the corners, three date palms of different postures grow, their canopies reaching the height of the second floor. Due to the enclosure and water, the courtyard's temperature is noticeably lower than outside.
Avoid: the courtyard being open to the outside on one side, making the pool deep or adding fountains, making the cloisters shallow, planting a large number of ornamental shrubs.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

住宅的核心是一個方形的內庭,約 15x15 公尺,四面被建築完全圍合,所有主要房間的落地窗都朝向這裡而不是朝外。庭院中央有一片淺水池,深只有 200mm,水面幾乎與石材鋪面齊平,倒映著天空與四周的迴廊。迴廊深 3 公尺,由方形的石柱支撐,是全天有陰影的通道。角落種著三株姿態不同的棗椰,樹冠伸到二樓的高度。因為圍合與水,庭院的溫度明顯低於外面。避免:庭院有一面對外開放、水池做深或加入噴泉、迴廊做淺、種植大量的觀賞灌木。