The Water Courtyard
Architecture, water & landscape
The Water Courtyard is a boutique hotel conceived around a continuous relationship between architecture, water and landscape.
The project is composed of a limited collection of private bungalows distributed around an interconnected system of pools. Rather than defining a single central swimming pool, water extends throughout the site, allowing the bungalows to open directly onto it from multiple directions and creating a strong sense of privacy between each unit.
Project details
Location
Chad
Typology
Boutique hotel
project type
Architecture & landscape
Design principles
Water
Privacy
Shade
Landscape
Shaded spaces, private experiences
Shaded pathways, planted courtyards and covered terraces connect the different spaces and form a sequence of intimate outdoor environments. Deep overhangs, protected openings and landscaped buffers respond to Chad’s climate by limiting direct solar exposure and creating naturally shaded transitional spaces.
The result is a low-rise boutique hotel where water becomes the organising element of the masterplan, defining circulation, views and the individual experience of each bungalow.
