591
Decatur, GA
Status : Schematic Design
ent: Private
Size: 2500 sf
Feature: 4 bedrooms, Living room, Dining, Kitchen, Courtyards, 2 Car Park
The house is oriented around a single, deliberate act — turning toward the north to receive its light. Not the harsh directness of southern sun, but the even, constant quality of northern light that settles into living spaces without demanding attention, a soothing presence through every hour of the day. The courtyard sits at the center of this logic, shaded and protected in summer months, a breathing room between interior and sky that makes the outside genuinely livable rather than merely visible. To the south, vegetation layers itself against the facade — not as ornament but as a working skin, filtering heat, softening the boundary between built and grown. Air moves through, light is modulated by leaf and season, and the house registers the year — the fullness of summer shade giving way to the bare branches of winter, letting more light through precisely when it is needed most