21,286 Contemporary Courtyard Design Photos

Agness Clark (www.agness.co.uk)

This image captures the seamless flow between indoor and outdoor living at a New England and Cape Cod–inspired residence by Studio212 Ltd, complemented by a garden designed by Victoria Truman Garden Design. A generous 6-metre wide sliding glass door opens the kitchen and dining area directly onto a stone-paved patio, creating an expansive entertaining zone. Adjacent, a 4-metre sliding window transforms into a serving bar, perfectly linking the interior with the garden terrace. At the far end of the patio, a dedicated barbecue and lounge area sits beneath a sleek louvred roof pergola, offering shade, ventilation, and year-round usability. Surrounded by soft ornamental planting, the setting balances functionality with elegance, making it ideal for both summer gatherings and relaxed evenings outdoors

Indoor-outdoor living. The same concrete effect porcelain tiles flow from inside to out though the sliding doors leading from the kitchen inside to the kitchen outside.

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This small courtyard is a carefully designed combination of materials that allows the new and old structures to sit comfortably together and brings the whole garden up to date. The cedar bench top provides warmth to the outdoor space which is dominated by the restrained colours of the walls and flooring. While the consistent mid green colour of the planting provides structure to this garden the combination of varying leaf shapes and textures provides depth and interest. An offset layout to the bench seating allows for depth in the garden whilst the introduction of screen planting creates privacy. The result is a calming and relaxed garden in an urban setting.