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Research on the Configuration and Composition Characteristics of Courtyards in Japanese Independent Residential Works: A Case Study of Projects from 2015 to 2024

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Titel: Research on the Configuration and Composition Characteristics of Courtyards in Japanese Independent Residential Works: A Case Study of Projects from 2015 to 2024
Autoren: Yanchen Sun, Anzhuo Wang, Keke Zheng, Luyang Li
Quelle: Buildings, Vol 15, Iss 18, p 3253 (2025)
Verlagsinformationen: MDPI AG, 2025.
Publikationsjahr: 2025
Bestand: LCC:Building construction
Schlagwörter: independent residential work, courtyard typology, spatial configuration, composition characteristics, courtyard-interior relationship, pattern language, Building construction, TH1-9745
Beschreibung: Residential courtyards serve as critical mediators between architecture and nature in contemporary high-density urban environments. However, extant scholarship predominantly examines isolated courtyard typologies, lacking comprehensive systemic analysis, while contemporary designs frequently suffer from functional diminishment. This study investigates 72 representative Japanese detached residential projects (2015–2024) to systematically analyze spatial configurations, compositional characteristics, and functional interrelationships between courtyards and interior spaces. The methodological framework incorporates typological classification based on spatial positioning and constituent elements, coupled with analytical examination of aperture connections, interpreted through the lens of pattern language theory. Findings reveal a distinct hierarchical organization and a set of recurrent design patterns: front courtyards predominantly employ “partially walkable” surfaces with symbol trees to reconcile circulatory and esthetic functions, establishing a transitional sequence; central courtyards achieve daylight optimization and spatial extension through compact dimensions and non-paved surfaces, creating intimate outdoor rooms; side courtyards demonstrate scale-dependent adaptive strategies for privacy and microclimate regulation. The predominant living room-courtyard interface configuration features “group-planted trees with large openings,” creating vertically stratified visual experiences. This tripartite system translates traditional nature concepts into evidence-based spatial patterns, providing a transferable design matrix and pattern language for human-centered courtyard design in high-density contexts.
Publikationsart: article
Dateibeschreibung: electronic resource
Sprache: English
ISSN: 2075-5309
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/18/3253; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-5309
DOI: 10.3390/buildings15183253
Zugangs-URL: https://doaj.org/article/2b7747c4b61f444083cb2c142da06b19
Dokumentencode: edsdoj.2b7747c4b61f444083cb2c142da06b19
Datenbank: Directory of Open Access Journals
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Abstract:Residential courtyards serve as critical mediators between architecture and nature in contemporary high-density urban environments. However, extant scholarship predominantly examines isolated courtyard typologies, lacking comprehensive systemic analysis, while contemporary designs frequently suffer from functional diminishment. This study investigates 72 representative Japanese detached residential projects (2015–2024) to systematically analyze spatial configurations, compositional characteristics, and functional interrelationships between courtyards and interior spaces. The methodological framework incorporates typological classification based on spatial positioning and constituent elements, coupled with analytical examination of aperture connections, interpreted through the lens of pattern language theory. Findings reveal a distinct hierarchical organization and a set of recurrent design patterns: front courtyards predominantly employ “partially walkable” surfaces with symbol trees to reconcile circulatory and esthetic functions, establishing a transitional sequence; central courtyards achieve daylight optimization and spatial extension through compact dimensions and non-paved surfaces, creating intimate outdoor rooms; side courtyards demonstrate scale-dependent adaptive strategies for privacy and microclimate regulation. The predominant living room-courtyard interface configuration features “group-planted trees with large openings,” creating vertically stratified visual experiences. This tripartite system translates traditional nature concepts into evidence-based spatial patterns, providing a transferable design matrix and pattern language for human-centered courtyard design in high-density contexts.
ISSN:20755309
DOI:10.3390/buildings15183253