Outdoor Courtyard Design Ideas

Exterior Architectural Photography by Fatfish Photography
Design ideas for a beach style courtyard garden in Gold Coast - Tweed with a garden path and decking.

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary courtyard rectangular lap pool in Melbourne with concrete pavers.

Photo of a contemporary courtyard rectangular lap pool in Brisbane with a hot tub.

Design ideas for a large contemporary courtyard patio in Sydney with a roof extension and concrete pavers.

Large industrial courtyard patio in Sydney.

Scandinavian courtyard patio in Geelong with with fireplace, concrete slab and no cover.

Sunken courtyard
This is an example of a small contemporary courtyard partial sun garden for summer in Brisbane with natural stone pavers.

Tad Ferguson
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary courtyard patio in Sydney with brick pavers, no cover and a vertical garden.

Photo of a contemporary courtyard rectangular lap pool in Gold Coast - Tweed with decking and a pool house.

Architects: B.E. Architecture Photographer: Derek Swalwell
Modern courtyard patio in Los Angeles with tile and no cover.

Chris Pryor
Design ideas for a large contemporary courtyard custom-shaped pool in Melbourne with a hot tub and concrete pavers.

Design ideas for a contemporary courtyard rectangular lap pool in Melbourne with a water feature.

Pilcher Residential
This is an example of a transitional courtyard patio in Sydney with brick pavers.

Diesel's House started with a very simple brief for a "U-shaped" house to provide privacy from neighbouring houses, bring the outdoors in, and have the informality, quirkiness and fun of a 1960's beach house. By wrapping the house around a courtyard on three sides and having a covered deck to the north, all rooms open onto a private outdoor green space. Views expand across the courtyard to the back yard and sky making spaces feel very generous. The house captures sea breezes in Summer and the sun in Winter; the occupants are comfortably connected to the time of day, the seasons and their environment. Passive solar design, natural ventilation supplemented by ceiling fans, solar energy and rainwater capture, and reuse of building materials all act to reduce environmental footprint. Diesel's house demonstrates that a suburban house in a subtropical climate does not have to be "heavy" on the environment.

Photo of a tropical courtyard rectangular lap pool in Sydney.

Michael Nicholson
This is an example of a contemporary courtyard patio in Sydney with tile and no cover.

Design ideas for a contemporary courtyard partial sun garden in Sunshine Coast.

Pilcher Residential
Transitional courtyard patio in Sydney with concrete pavers and no cover.

This is an example of a contemporary courtyard patio in Brisbane with concrete slab and a roof extension.

An inner city sanctuary in Surry Hills providing cantilevered concrete benches, innovative planting solutions and an outdoor log fireplace for year round entertaining. True indoor/outdoor living with our second landscape design for this young family.