One solution was to introduce a courtyard and skylight. While most courtyards are square, Mr Lim gave his design a circular ... the stringer beam to form the stair treads. These metal treads ...

By contrast, single-stair buildings across Europe tend to have shallower floor plates, “floor-through” light on at least two sides of each unit, and a shared central courtyard ... same typology ...

“The courtyard was an integral part of the original house design. It complements the neoclassical style, emphasising the importance of natural light. The courtyard is completely open to ...

With a courtyard design and 9,500 square feet of living space, inside and out, the property has been listed, furnished, at $39.995 million by True, a longtime agent with the Corcoran Group.

The towers that sit on three sides of the courtyard create an almost urban scale, he said. One of the challenges in creating the design was to address some issues and code deficiencies that have ...

Accessing the 1830s home through the original porte-cochere, where horse-drawn carriages once delivered their occupants, original weathered flagstones lead into an open courtyard that now serves ...