A sandstone villa around a courtyard pool, shaded by a bronze roof.
A family villa that turns inward for privacy: a stepped entrance behind a screened wall, a double-height hall, and living rooms that open to a shaded courtyard and pool.
Layered blocks of warm stone, bronze-toned roofs and timber screens form a house that is solid to the street and open to the courtyard. Olive trees, agave and rock planting tie it to the desert landscape.
Local-feeling stone, deep shade and a planting scheme that needs little water.
Sinai, Egypt · Residential
We started with the canyon, not the plot. Two long floors sit back into the rock under deep roof planes, and the lower level opens straight onto a still pool that reads as an extension of the water.
The house takes its character from the place, so it cannot date.
United Kingdom · Residential
Warm brick, timber and stone give the house a settled feel, and large panes of glass tie inside to garden. The plan is arranged around arrival first and the terrace second.
Natural materials that weather well and a calm, balanced front.
Amman, Jordan · Residential
The house follows the slope in terraces. Limestone walls and olive planting root it in the hillside, and gates and walls give privacy without turning its back on the view.
Local stone, planting and a low profile mean it will weather into the hill.
