We’ve lived in this house for 35 years. That’s a testimony to how much we love it.” He adds: “We are the fourth family living in this house, so everyone stayed around 25 years on average.” * ...

Completed in 2009 in United States. Images by Bill Timmerman . In our desert town, plagued by sprawl and lacking in public transportation, The Six is a project comprised of six courtyard houses ...

Courtesy of Design Guild. We installed courtyard in the middle of house, for the better privacy. They don't need to shut the curtains, they don't need to care about people passing by.

Courtyards — a staple in Roman, Middle Eastern and ancient Chinese architecture — are becoming popular in homes throughout the United States, builders and architects say.

At Tree House in La Jolla, the state-of-the-art entertaining courtyard may be the main event, but two other courts are on the property. One is a Zen court connecting to the primary bedroom.

KKAA YTAA divided the house in two so that the majority of rooms look out onto the internal courtyard, while the street-side facade is completely blank.

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.