Andalusia・Patio: The Coolness in the Middle of the House

A courtyard in a southern residence. The square courtyard is surrounded by two-story cloisters on all four sides; the ground floor features white lime arches or slender stone columns, while the second floor has wooden railings. The ground is paved with small pebbles or glazed tile mosaics, with a low stone-built pond or a small fountain in the center. The walls are covered with a row of blue terracotta flowerpots, planted with geraniums; an orange tree stands in a corner. Looking up, a square of sky is framed by the four walls. Avoid: making the courtyard an open front yard, using large areas of modern paving, having walls without potted plants, making the pond a decorative water feature.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個南方住宅的中庭。方形的院子被四面兩層的迴廊圍住,一樓是白灰的拱或細石柱,二樓是木欄杆的迴廊;地面鋪著小塊的卵石或釉磚拼花,中央是一口低矮的石砌水池或一座小噴泉。牆面掛滿一整排藍色的赤陶花盆,種著天竺葵;角落一棵橘子樹。抬頭是被四面牆框住的一方天空。避免:把中庭做成開放的前院、使用大面積的現代鋪面、讓牆面沒有盆栽、把水池做成造型水景。