Islamic Courtyards: Translation in Contemporary Housing

The inner courtyard of a contemporary residence. It retains the four-sided enclosure, cruciform axis, and flush shallow water surface, but the materials are replaced with plain concrete, stone, and slender steel columns, with ornamentation reduced to zero; the vegetation remains citrus and cypress trees, and the paving's geometry is simplified into large grids. The climatic logic is fully preserved.
Avoid: only retaining decorative patterns while removing enclosure and water, changing the courtyard into an outward-facing open garden, using large glass panels to replace thick walls, adding a swimming pool and outdoor furniture set in the courtyard.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一棟當代住宅的內院。保留四面圍合、十字軸線與齊平的淺水面,材料換成素面的混凝土、石材與細鋼柱,裝飾降到零;植栽仍是柑橘與柏樹,鋪面的幾何簡化成大格子。氣候邏輯完整保留。避免:只保留裝飾圖案而拿掉圍合與水、把院子改成對外開放的花園、用大面玻璃取代厚牆、在院中加設泳池與戶外家具組。