For more than 2,000 years, this type of four-sided enclosed courtyard house was typical in China, from emperors’ palaces to common dwellings. Why do Chinese revere the enclosed courtyard ...

This contemporary reinterpretation of a vernacular courtyard house in the Chinese city of Guangzhou features a sequence of living areas and bedrooms arranged around a central pond. Local studio O ...

A Chinese dynastic-style compound in Los Angeles has hit the market asking $17.6 million.

Situated in an elegant residential neighbourhood, the sizable Astrid Hill House is a dynamic reinterpretation of the traditional Chinese courtyard house archetype. Equipped with five bedrooms, office ...

A view of the house's living room, with windows showing the washing courtyard to the left, and the garden courtyard to the right (Photo: John Lin) Most able-bodied villagers have left to work in ...

"It also gave the house a calming and zen vibe ... Different from a northern Chinese courtyard, or "yuan zi" (院子), a skywell is smaller and less exposed to the outdoor environment.

Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] It looks like it could be a scene out of a film; not only is this a miniature version of a traditional Chinese courtyard house ...

Since the market for Beijing's courtyard homes began ... and turned it into a bookstore-cum-tea house. "We built this primarily because of our interest in Chinese culture, not for business ...

Architect John Lin has adapted the traditional style of a rural Chinese courtyard residence to create a village house that is entirely self-sufficient (+ slideshow). Lin, who is an architecture ...

The Courtyard House Plugin is essentially a house within ... Dashilar is an historic area dotted with traditional Chinese courtyard houses that are partially occupied. These courtyards were ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “We want[ed] to build a courtyard house in the sky,” says Veronica Chou, the Hong Kong textile heiress, as ...