{"id":17,"date":"2026-09-24T20:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/?post_type=forma_project&#038;p=17"},"modified":"2026-09-25T04:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T04:36:29","slug":"the-courtyard-house","status":"publish","type":"forma_project","link":"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/projects\/the-courtyard-house\/","title":{"rendered":"The Courtyard House"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-group forma-content-split is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"forma-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">01 \/ The idea<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group forma-story-text is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A home that turns<br><em>towards the light.<\/em><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea begins with an empty space. A courtyard at the heart of the plan gives every room an orientation: towards daylight, planted shade and the small changes of the seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than a single grand gesture, the house is imagined as a sequence of quieter moments. A low wall catches the afternoon sun. An opening frames a tree. The living room slips outside when the weather allows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full forma-full-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/courtyard-gallery.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/courtyard-gallery.webp\" alt=\"Original AI architectural concept: an additional view of a fictional design study.\" class=\"wp-image-88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/courtyard-gallery.webp 1536w, https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/courtyard-gallery-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/courtyard-gallery-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/courtyard-gallery-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An additional view \/ original AI architectural concept.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group forma-content-split is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"forma-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">02 \/ Material &amp; atmosphere<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group forma-story-text is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grounded in what<br><em>feels natural.<\/em><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pale stone holds the edges of the building while timber brings warmth to the spaces we touch. Deep reveals and sheltered transitions make shade part of the architecture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The material palette is deliberately short. With fewer competing surfaces, proportion and daylight can do more of the work. The courtyard offers a soft counterpoint: rough leaves against quiet walls, movement against stillness.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most valuable room might be the one without a roof.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"forma-muted wp-block-paragraph\">A fictional, unbuilt project. The image is an original AI-generated architectural concept; dimensions and location describe an imagined brief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quiet world, open to the sky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_forma_location":"Paphos, Cyprus \/ concept","_forma_year":"2026 \/ concept","_forma_area":"240 m\u00b2 \/ proposed","_forma_materials":"Limestone \u00b7 timber \u00b7 planted shade","_forma_client":"","_forma_project_status":"","_forma_collaborators":"","_forma_photography":"","footnotes":""},"forma_project_type":[2],"class_list":["post-17","forma_project","type-forma_project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","forma_project_type-residential"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/forma_project\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/forma_project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/forma_project"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/forma_project\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94,"href":"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/forma_project\/17\/revisions\/94"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"forma_project_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themes.shop\/preview\/forma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/forma_project_type?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}