Atria

The walls of the veranda become much more markedly curved in the back courtyard. Two bedroom suites are made more private by the slatted screening.

This archway was restored to mark the entrance to the back courtyard.

The view from the dining room back to the garage, with everything lit up at night.

Slatted screens can be opened to increase flow between the kitchen and dining room.

"The newly built veranda adopts a frame structure, with ribbed beams and panels on the ceiling, in order to maximize transparency and lightness as well as to better blend into the old construction," says the firm.

Curvilinear wood slats form the interior ceiling of the inserted veranda. A tile wall mimics the original restored brick.

The "transparent veranda" allows natural light to penetrate the building’s interior and connects the living areas to the exterior courtyards.

A derelict courtyard residence gets revitalized with a sinuous, glass-walled pathway.

Now the courtyards are wrapped in a modern glass veranda. The room at the end of the courtyard is the dining room. A folding door enables it to be opened completely to the courtyard. This section of the home is considered the social wing of the home, with a tea room, dining room, living room, and kitchen wrapping its perimeter.

The curved cornice at the veranda roof was built on site.

The designers integrated small, open-roofed bamboo courtyards throughout the project.

The same gray bricks were used inside and out for visual consistency.