Courtyard House提供了一个生物亲和设计和被动式太阳能建筑的典型例子，强调持久和有意义的个人联系与嵌入式自然体验。这种强调建筑 “少而精 “的做法与温哥华当地大量的房屋设计相反，这些设计最大限度地增加了建筑面积，以支持转售价值而不是生活体验的抽象概念–为了数量而牺牲质量。
Courtyard House provides a prototypical example of biophilic design and passive solar architecture, with an emphasis on lasting and meaningful personal connection with an embedded natural experience. This emphasis on building ‘less but better’ is contrary to the abundance of local Vancouver-based house designs that maximize built square footage in support of the abstract notion of resale value over lived experience – sacrificing quality for quantity.
利用较小的功能项目所需的纪律约束，底层的整体面积表现为一对空间，组织在院子的两侧。二楼的私人空间可以看到北岸的山脉和季节性开花的山茱萸树。主楼是一块抛光的混凝土板，有轻微的断面变化，顺着场地的自然地形。
Using the constraint of discipline required in a smaller functional program, the overall floor area on the ground level behaves as a pair of spaces organized on either side of the courtyard. Private spaces on the second floor feature views of the North Shore mountains and seasonally flowering dogwood trees. The main floor is a polished concrete slab with a minor sectional shift that follows the natural topography of the site.
Courtyard House的静音外观与主楼的釉面中央庭院并列在一起。这座两层楼的三卧室住宅采用了马蹄形的平面设计，全高的可操作玻璃将主楼的主要生活空间与郁郁葱葱的露天庭院连接起来。在房子的后面，一个悬臂式的二楼悬在铺设好的后天井的一部分，为全宽的玻璃墙提供保护，避免太阳辐射。
The mute exterior of Courtyard House is juxtaposed with a glazed central courtyard on the main floor. The two-story, three-bedroom home features a horseshoe-shaped floor plan, with full height operable glazing connecting the primary living spaces of the main floor to the lush open-air courtyard. At the rear of the house, a cantilevered second floor overhangs a portion of the paved back patio, providing protection from solar gain at the full-width glazing wall.
客厅面向街道的全玻璃墙面用垂直木条遮挡，以保护隐私–给人以向外而非向内的感觉。屋顶线从前院、后院和东侧院子向住宅的中央庭院倾斜，在西立面上表现出自己。这种形式导致了上层楼的巨大的拱形天花板，这里是住宅的私人空间。
The fully-glazed street-facing wall of the living room is screened with vertical wood battens for privacy – affording a greater sense of connection outward than inward. The roof line slopes down to the home’s central courtyard from the front, rear, and east side yards, expressing itself on the west elevation. This form results in dramatically vaulted ceilings on the upper floor, where the home’s private spaces are located.
主层的开口特点是落地固定窗和玻璃推拉门，而二层的特点是不连续的冲孔开口，有意地将周围的景色框起来。天窗的位置是有意为之的，以便在上部和下部体量之间引入一种挑衅性的经验辩证法，并协助被动通风。上部体量故意向南移到后院的全高玻璃上，在夏季提供保护，避免太阳辐射。
While openings on the main level are characterized by floor-to-ceiling fixed windows and sliding glass doors, the second floor is characterized by discrete punched openings that frame intentional views of the surrounding context. Skylights are intentionally positioned to introduce a provocative experiential dialectic between the upper and lower volumes, as well as assist with passive ventilation. The upper volume is deliberately shifted southward over the full height glazing at the rear yard, providing protection from solar gain in the summer months.
贯穿室内的材料和颜色调色板保持了建筑的内敛和现代感。混凝土构成了第一层的地板，而白橡木则被用于第二层。白橡木包裹的橱柜和镶板没有任何装饰，在大多数地方都是自然完成的，为原本单色的灰色室内提供了温暖的感觉。厨房和用餐区的主要特点是一个巨大的石岛，独立的烹饪元素被嵌入其中。
The material and color palettes that run through the interior maintain the restrained, contemporary sensibility of the architecture. Concrete makes up the floor on the ground level, while white oak is utilized on the second. White oak-wrapped casework and paneling are unadorned, and left in a natural finish in most areas, providing warmth to the otherwise monochromatic grey interior. The main feature of the kitchen and dining area is a monumental stone island, with discrete cooking elements individually embedded into it.
Architects: Leckie Studio Architecture + Design Inc.
Area : 2500 ft²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Ema Peter
Manufacturers : Flexalighting, Liteline, Pure Edge, Unifloor
General Contractor : Adisa Homes Ltd.
Structural Engineering : Chalten Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering : Terran Geotechnical Group
Project Architect : Michael Leckie
Project Lead Design : James Eidse, Emily Dovbniak
Project Interiors : Denise Liu, Charlotte Kennedy
Project Support : Andrea Zittlau, Irena Jenei, Holden Korbin
Audio/Visual Consultant : Audiospace
City : Vancouver
Country : Canada