Courtyard House - Concept Design
Client: Private Developer
Project Location: Sandy Springs, Maryland
Cost: Estimaged $750,000
Completion: Project Not Constructed
TerraLogos developed the concept design for a large, 2-story courtyard house. The client had worked
many years in the eastern Mediterranean and in Greece and Turkey. TerraLogos incorporated attributes
of Mediterranean design and lifestyle for the home, to be constructed on the client’s property in the
suburban/rural landscape of Maryland. TL proposed a light-filled and spacious, but energy efficient home
using a ground loop geothermal HVAC system. The house wraps around a 40’ x 50’ courtyard designed
to hold the owner’s extensive sculpture collection.
Environmental Design Features:
• Courtyard designed to be shaded during
the summer and provide natural cooling
• All rooms positioned around the
courtyard to provided natural ventilation
of cooled air
• Exterior walls made of environmentally
friendly and regionally produced aerated
concrete block
• High efficiency geothermal heating with
radiant floors
• Low VOC materials use to provide a
healthy interior atmosphere
• HVAC system zoned to separate the
guest quarters from the rest of the home
• Low-E windows