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Courtyard No. 04

A calm, gravel-floored courtyard built around a single multi-stem tree.

Minimal courtyard with a single tree in raked gravel, board-marked concrete walls and a terracotta bench

Location

Islington, London

Year

2025

Scope

Concept design, detailing, planting, build

Materials

Board-marked concrete, pea gravel, terracotta tile, multi-stem amelanchier

01 · The brief

01 · The brief

Make a 6 by 8 metre courtyard feel generous, private and useful all year.

Make a 6 by 8 metre courtyard feel generous, private and useful all year.

02 · Design challenge

02 · Design challenge

No rear access: every material was carried through the house.

No rear access: every material was carried through the house.

03 · Concept

03 · Concept

One tree, one bench and one floor material. Restraint makes the space feel larger.

One tree, one bench and one floor material. Restraint makes the space feel larger.

04 · The completed space

Expertise on this project

Hand-coloured planting plan with circles marking trees and shrubs

01

Landscape Design

Masterplans and detailed designs that shape the whole site, from first survey to final drawing.

Timber pergola casting striped shadows across a gravel walk

02

Garden Architecture

Walls, steps, pergolas and pavilions designed with the same care as the house.

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