Raleigh, NC
3500 SF

This is the first iteration of an unbuilt project designed for a couple in Durham, NC. The narrow and sloping site proved a challenge when attempting to accommodate a courtyard house that exists solely on one level. All of the spaces open onto the central courtyard that is bound by a public volume, a private volume and by a formal rose garden. A site wall leads visitors to the entry and through the house into the courtyard space that is located almost ten feet below the surrounding grade level. By pushing the structure and courtyard into the site the visual impact of the home is minimized while the sense of arrival and discovery for visitors is heightened.